This is not true. There are many versions of the Arabic Quran.
The 2 most popular versions are the Hafs and Warsh. (Others are Qalun, Al-Duri, Al-Bazzi, etc)
Is yours a Hafs or Warsh version?
Look at the first verse of Sura al-Fatihah. If there is a number “1” after the Bismillah verse, then you have the Hafs version.
If there is no “1”, you have the Warsh version.
Did you know the the official version of the Quran was only finalized in 1924 in Cairo, Egypt? The Quran was only authorized officially in 1985 in Saudi Arabia.
Scholars know that there are several versions of the Quran, but the average Muslim does not. Why?
The few knowledgable muslims who are aware of the existence of these different versions will say there are very minor differences, mainly vocal variations.
Again this is not true.
Here are a couple of examples of text variants that can be found in the Arabic Hafs and Warsh that show that the quranic text and meaning itself has been altered!
2:125 in Hafs is وَاتَّخِذوْا “WatakhIzu” (You shall take) / In Warsh it is وَاتَّخَذوْا “WatakhAzu” (They have taken/made).
In 2:125 One version gives a command, while the other states a historical observation.
Another one:
3:146 in Hafs is قاتل “Qatal” (Fought) / In Warsh it is ُقتل “Qutil” (Were Killed).
In 3:146 the difference is between a prophet and those with him being killed, while in the other the difference only means that they fought by his side.
There’s more: Look up 2:85, 15:8, 21:4, 33:68, 42:30, 48:17 in both these versions and see for yourself.
In fact, if you study futher, you will find that number of verses in Hafs is 6236, while Warsh has only 6214 verses (other versions show 6616, 6217, 6204 verses, etc ).
Were you aware of this? Probably not. Why not?
Which is the right version? Hafs or Warsh?
Is it the Hafs or Warsh that is preserved in the eternal tablets with Allah?
Allah said that He will preserve his words. (Sura 15:9)
Nice try propagating false information dude. A typical act of sham propaganda of confusing general Muslim public of highlighting a discourse of ahl ul ilm. Quran is sent down, propagated and compiled in 7, and in some traditions 10, different dialects. It is the as we have different dialects of English language today as US, British, Latin, Indian and Australian. It doesn’t mean that the English language is flawed or wrong. It just have different dialects. similarly, Quran has 7 different dialects which were approved by the prophet Muhammad PBUH. Secondly, Quran is a book of signs and a message. It is not a book of grammar or punctuations. Third, Quran is primarily remembered in the hearts of Hufaaz rather then being written.
Nice try dude but you can never swallow the fact that the most authentic book on the face of earth is still Quran.
Dear Proud muslim,
1. You said, “Quran is sent down, propagated and compiled in 7, and in some traditions 10, different dialects”
So which is it? 7 or 10? Why the uncertainty? Some traditions indicate up to 21. And we have over 30 different Arabic Qurans. Why the confusion?
2. You said, “as we have different dialects of English language today..”
This is a false analogy. In any English dialect “fought” means fought and “killed” means killed.
Yet in the Quran 3:146, in Hafs is قاتل “Qatal” (Fought) / In Warsh it is ُقتل “Qutil” (Were Killed).
So which is it? Does “fought” mean the same as “killed.” Why the confusion? What word did Allah actually say?
Many other examples.
3. You said, ” It doesn’t mean that the English language is flawed.”
Strawman. No one is arguing that the Arabic language is flawed. It is the Quran that is flawed.
4. You said, “Quran has 7 different dialects which were approved by the prophet Muhammad PBUH.”
Is that so? Was Uthman’s quran approved by Muhammad? Was Ibn Mas’ud’s quran approved by Muhammad? Was Ubay bin Ka’b’s quran approved by Muhammad?
Did you know Ubay’s codex had 116 chapters? And he was acknowledged as the master reciter.
5. You said, “Quran is a book of signs and a message. It is not a book of grammar or punctuations.”
It is Muslims themselves who argue that the Quran is a literary miracle! Not me. I know that there are grammatical errors, etc in the Quran.
6. You said, “Quran is primarily remembered in the hearts of Hufaaz rather then being written.”
Another sad propaganda perpetuated from Muslim to Muslim for over a thousand years.
If the Quran was remembered perfectly, where did all those numerous Qurans that Uthman destroyed come from? Obviously, they are from hufaaz!
There was much confusion about what was or wasn’t the Quran even during Muhammad’s time. This is documented in the authentic hadiths.
7. You said, “the most authentic book on the face of earth is still Quran.”
Another desperate lie. Even your own sources admit it.
“Let no one of you say that he has acquired the entire Quran, for how does he know that it is all? Much of the Quran has been lost, thus let him say, ‘I have acquired of it what is available’”
(As-Suyuti, Itqan, part 3, page 72)
Too bad.
Here’s some more help for you, proud muslim.
http://www.faithbrowser.com/who-says-the-quran-is-incomplete-imperfect/
Because the hafs Quran is made for people who want to become hafiz, and it doesnt include any hints for rules of tjweed that should be obvious, so that we know how to and when to apply the rules. In the Warsh Quran tajweed has been highlighted to make it easy for people who want to read the Quran and don’t know tajweed properly.
Allah worshiper,
You are mistaken.
The Warsh koran is used in North Africa in countries like Morocco.
The Hafs koran is the standardised version in Saudi and is used by most Muslims.
Thank
Regrettably, there is now thousands of proofs that there are many versions of the Qur’an.
The Quran is only one. This is just the difference of way of recitation. The author of this article is ignorant.
It’s already explained & practiced from the day 01 of Islam.
Naqib,
You are wrong.
I’ll let one of your own foremost scholars, Shabbir Ally tell you:
“Today, most Muslims read the Quran in a text that is referred to as the Egyptian Edition of 1924. That’s how scholars refer to it. Most Muslims may not have realized that this is the designation for that manuscript, for that text. To Muslims, in general, this is just simply “The Quran.” But this is not the only text of the Quran that is read throughout the world. In North Africa, there is a slightly different text that is based on a slightly different reading, mostly corresponding to what we read in the rest of the world, but with some slight variations that do not affect anything that Muslims believe, and do not have any major impact on any Muslim practices. And then, too, in some parts of Africa, there is another reading of the Quran and a matching manuscript that is prevalent. And here, too, we find some slight variations…”
Dr Shabbir Ally, Readings and Manuscripts of The Quran, Let The Quran Speak
Shabir Ally is a deviant and should NOT be taken from and the majority of muslims will agree.
There are 7 Modes of transmission ALL were permitted by the prophet (pbuh) and all of them are the word of god, as proven by this hadith:
Bukhari 4992:
‘I heard Hisham bin Hakim reciting Surat Al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and I listened to his recitation and noticed that he recited in several different ways which Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had not taught me. I was about to jump over him during his prayer, but I controlled my temper, and when he had completed his prayer, I put his upper garment around his neck and seized him by it and said, “Who taught you this Sura which I heard you reciting?” He replied, “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) taught it to me.” I said, “You have told a lie, for Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) has taught it to me in a different way from yours.” So I dragged him to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said (to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)), “I heard this person reciting Surat Al-Furqan in a way which you haven’t taught me!” On that Allah’s Apostle said, “Release him, (O `Umar!) Recite, O Hisham!” Then he recited in the same way as I heard him reciting. Then Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “It was revealed in this way,” and added, “Recite, O `Umar!” I recited it as he had taught me. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) then said, “It was revealed in this way. This Qur’an has been revealed to be recited in seven different ways, so recite of it whichever (way) is easier for you (or read as much of it as may be easy for you).’
All 7 qira’ats have the same message/meaning with slight differences as the dialects varied at the prophet (pbuh) time. For example, Imagine americans never heard of the word ‘colour’ so god revealed another dialect that used the word ‘color’ so americans could understand. When you say that certain words between dialects have completely different meanings when translated to english thats because you use the same lexicon to translate both words, when in reality each dialect should be translated according to its own dialect.
When you quoted as-suyuti he was referring to the abrogation of verses in the quran which is also mentioned in the quran and sunnah:
(16:101) Whenever We replace one verse by another verse – and Allah knows what He should reveal – they are wont to say: “You are nothing but a fabricator102 (who has invented the Qur’an).” The fact is that most of them are ignorant of the Truth.
Uthman burned qurans that were either, not ordered correctly or had duas (prayers), or some scholars/companions used to write down there own interpretation. The duas were written at the end SEPERATE from the quran (such as the 2 ‘surahs’ you claim ubay ibn kaab added on), this was to avoid confusion
Uthmans quran was approved by a committee of quran reciters who had all been taught authentically by the prophet (pbuh)
The quran was actually compiled fully by Abu Bakr (ra) very quickly after the prophet (pbuh)’s death, Both times the quran was compiled the Hafs version was chosen, The reason being so as it was the dialect of the prophet (pbuh). The fact that the other 6 dialects still survive to this day is a miracle and infact should be a proof of islam.
The quran was intended to be preserved through oral transmission, the quran isn’t a book that is meant to be written down rather memorised and transmitted to others.
Look at a certificate that a haafidh recieves when he memorises the quran in any of the qira’at and it shows a chain of recitors with narrators going all the way back to the prophet (pbuh) the angel gabriel and then Allah (SWT)
Ayaan,
1. The 7 recitations is an excuse for variant qurans. Muhammad kept reciting it differently every time and came up with the idea of 7.
Even your scholar Sheikh Yasir Qadhi said no one can explain it or whether there’s even 7 or 14 or more; there are holes in the standard narrative. Remember that infamous explosive interview with Md Hijab?
Let me guess what you’re going to say. Yasir Qadhi is a deviant.
2. The suggestion that variants are like the example of ‘colour/color’ doesn’t hold water. The only word that matters is the word that Allah used. Which word is it that is on the preserved tablet?
3:14 uses the word قاتل “Qatal” (Fought) as in Hafs or is it ُقتل “Qutil” (Killed) as in the Warsh?
Two different words with two different meanings. This isn’t simply a spelling issue or different dialect or recitataion.
3. You claimed Uthman’s quran was approved by a committee of reciters that had been taught by Muhd. Who were they?
Muhammad commanded all his followers to learn the Quran from 4 individuals:
i. Abdulla Ibn Mas’ud
ii. Salim (a freed slave of Abu Hudhaifa)
iii. Mu’adh bin Jabal
iv. Ubay bin Ka’b.
(Sahih Bukhari 6.61.521)
Yet all their qurans were burned. Ibn Masud’s quran had less than 114 chapters. Ubayy bin Kab had more than 114. And he was said to be the best reciter. Who gave Uthman the right to claim there was 114 chapters?
4. You claimed that when the quran was compiled and Hafs version was chosen. Who is Hafs? Was he a companion? He lived in the 8th century in Iraq. Muhd never knew Hafs. Abu Bakr and co never even heard of this man who lived 100 years after Muhd and 1000 kms away! Why exactly do you have Hafs version of the quran? Where is Uthman’s version?
The quran you have today was only standardized in 1924 in Cairo, Egypt.
You can learn more here: The Quran Questioned
Ponder this authentic hadith:
‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with, her) reported that it had been revealed in the Holy Qur’an that ten clear sucklings make the marriage unlawful, then it was abrogated (and substituted) by five sucklings and Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) died and it was before that time (found) in the Holy Qur’an (and recited by the Muslims).
(Sahih Muslim 1452a)
there are no such verses in the Quran today proving that your quran is not the same from the time of Muhammad.
So what is your point hafas reads some words differently than warsh and you fooling people saying they are different but in reality they are not and look they both reading there 1 or 2 latter different from each other bcoz in they read same word different way and they don’t change the meaning unless you use hafas meaning in warsh also Prophet Muhammad (s. a. w) told us that Quran was revealed in 7 modes all are right in there own way (Al Nasa’i 939) also the verses of sucking was charged by Allah in the life time of prophet so no the Quran is not change your guys are so bad in Arabic also fun fact the word for war and kill is same and the sentence will decide what what will be right meaning so learn Arabic and this is not English
Samin,
Thank you for affirming that there ae many readings of the quran and not just one as claimed by most Muslims.
There are not just dfferent letters as you claim but diferent words and different meanings as well.
You said the verses for breast sucking was changed by Allah during the lifetime of the prophet. So what was it changed to? Show me in the Quran.
Learn more about the dilemma here: https://www.faithbrowser.com/breastfeeding-muhammad/
As for your fun fact, قاتل “Qatal” (Fought) and ُقتل “Qutil” (Were Killed) are NOT the same words. Try again.