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.
What are the minor differences between the various Qira’at (recitations) of the Quran?
Regard IT Telkom
Not Version – Recitational Dialect.
If the diacritical marks are removed then maybe most of the differences you are spotting in them would be removed. (As in the Version of Caliph Uthman – May Allah bless him)
– Notice how “وَاتَّخَذوْا” and “وَاتَّخِذوْا” are the same word with the same root but just different diacritical marks.
– For “قتل” and “قاتل” their root is ‘قتل’ and in “قاتل” you can replace ‘ا’ with the diacritical mark of standing fatha on ‘ق’
In terms of meaning the meaning still remains true in both scenarios.
Some prophets fought and some prophets were slain in the path of Allah – as it is referenced in The Holy Quran.
– In Surah 2; verse 85: the root is still same and only the ت is replaced with ي and in the theme of the verse both can be used with just changing of the tense from “عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ” to “عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ” as the tenses for different dialects may differ and meaning is consistent in the verse for both.
– In surah 15; verse 8: “نُنَزِّلُ” to “تَنَزَّلُ” again root is same only tense change and again meaning is consistent because angels act only by the will of Allah. The differences are only apparent in english ‘translation’.
– Surah 21; verse 4: “قَالَ” to “قُل” again meaning is consistent and tense changes from “He said” to “Say”. Let it be known that nothing happens without the will of Allah: Here the wording “Say” implies Allah ordered him to say — and “He said” means also that he said by the will of Allah. And Allah knows best.
– In surah 33; verse 68 the root changes from “كبر” to “كثر” and minor variation in terms of meaning but the theme is same in the verse “great” in terms of magnitude vs “great” in terms of quantity.
– In Surah 42; 30: “فبما” to “بما” tense change (dialect) – same word
– In Surah 48; verse 17: hafs “يُدْخِلْهُ” to warsh “نُدْخِلْهُ” and hafs “يُعَذِّبْهُ” to warsh “نُعَذِّبْهُ” again tense change applies consistently with meaning.
Note that these changes are not made-up rather passed on from generation to generation. The average person may not be taught these ways because initially he has much to learn before the qiraat.
So this is what you call corruption. These are valid qirat – ways of reciting.
The qirāʾāt are all mutawātir, meaning they have been transmitted by large, reliable chains of memorization and writing, going back to the Prophet ﷺ. The scholars of Islam across all schools agree “There is no qirāʾah that adds or omits a verse”.
Arabic is not as narrow as english; the words derive their meanings from usage within the sentence. Many words in arabic have no counterparts in other languages rather translations are made to the closest matching words and way of usage. Once translated, the original words can rarely be translated back in the same way – you can test this by translating an arabic passage into english and that english to arabic again.
Note The text of the Holy Qur’an remains exactly the same in both Hafs and Warsh – the numbering of ayahs differs due to the division and counting of ayahs and the same order is maintained. These can be due to different scholars deciding where a verse ends or begins based on pauses or syntax and different verse-counting traditions (e.g., Kufan, Madani, Basran, Meccan). The verse order is fixed across all qirāʾāt and has been preserved that way since the time of the Prophet ﷺ and the Companions. Not a single verse has been added or removed in any of the authentic qirāʾāt.
Both the Hafs and Warsh are Valid ways to recite The Holy Quran.
I have only written this for people of no knowledge.
Ibrahim,
1.) How many versions of the Quran are there besides Hafs and Warsh? Which version is on the preserved tablet with Allah?
Muslims claim that the Quran has been perfectly memorised? What exactly have you memorised? Hafs? Warsh? Al-Bazzi? Al-Doori?
2.)The examples you have given in your comment above only confirms the fact that there is no single text of the Quran.
There was no single text of the Quran even as early as Uthman’s time, just a few years after Muhammad died. Uthman was forced to burn numerous Quranic manuscripts. Why?
Also remember that Muhammad never even saw a physical Quran in his lifetime. He never even commanded to compile the Quran into a book. Why? He forgot or Allah forgot?
3.) The Hafs version was only officially finalised in 1924, known as the Cairo edition. Your quran is just 101 years old. Who was Hafs anyway?
Why do you have his recitation instead of Muhammad’s recitation? Is Hafs superior to Muhammad? You have Hafs and Warsh recitations but where is Muhammad’s recitation?
4.) Muhammad commanded Muslims to learn the Quran from 4 teachers, among them were Ibn Masud, Ubayy bin Kab and Salim. Where are their recitations?
Why did Uthman defy Muhammad after his death and burn their manuscripts?
5.) You claimed the text of the Quran remains exactly the same in both Hafs & Warsh.
That is false. E.g. 3:14 uses the word قاتل “Qatal” (Fought) in Hafs. It is NOT THE SAME AS ُقتل “Qutil” (Killed) in Warsh.
Two different words with two different meanings. Even scholars like Shabir Alli & Yasir Qadhi admit there are different texts.
(Dr Shabbir Ally, Readings and Manuscripts of The Quran, Let The Quran Speak)
6.) The quran recited during Muhammad’s time was different from the quran you recite today.
Refute this if you can
By Allah ‘s Name Who is Most Merciful and Most Kind.
– We put our trust in Allah, The creator of the heavens and the earth for that which we did not see with our own eyes and I as the reader of the Holy Quran testify to It being true.
– Allah guides whomever He wills and leaves whomever He wills misguided.
– All of these you mentioned are Qiraat (Way of recitation) and you can see they are not much different. As to which is the correct revelation – There is the Hadith that mentions different ways of recitation so that is a question about the unseen that you are asking which I don’t know of. I can only talk about what is present before our eyes and as far as that goes I have no doubt in the Holy Quran by The Mercy of Allah.
– There is no major difference I know of among the Qiraat for you to make assumptions about corruption; which you cant prove either.
– The examples I have given show that there are only minor differences in the Qiraat.
– Again you argue about the unseen when you ask why Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) did not compile the Holy Quran, and as to why Caliph Uthman had burned manuscripts of the Holy Quran. You do not seem to assume good faith from the start. However Caliph Uthman was a pious person and also the companion of the Prophet, his cousin, his son in law, fought battles along him and numerous other reasons – however even if we do not account that, then there were multiple reciters of the Holy Quran and also a precompiled version from the time of Caliph Abubakar Siddiq. You were not present to see the state of arabic or how he worked to preserve the Holy Quran. – Allah does not forget anything.
– Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) taught different people the Holy Quran. To this day you can see that the text is still preserved and the disciples passed on what they learned by the will of Allah.
– The Hafs and Warsh are riwayah (narations – ways of reading narated by credible scholars) and Allah knows of what He sent.
– Maybe you should elaborate on what you mean by Caliph Uthman defying Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).
– What you may not realize is that قاتل can mean “he killed,” “they killed,” “he fought,” or “they fought,” depending on the suffixes and context. قتل (qatala) can also mean “he killed.” قُتِل (qutila) in Classical Arabic means “he was killed,” but in real usage and in some dialects it can also mean “he killed along with him,” “they killed along with them,” “they killed,” or even “met his death,” depending on the situation. All of these come from the root ق ت ل, where each letter and the vowel pattern contribute to the meaning both individually and as a whole. The exact sense stems from how the word is used in the sentence, and in context it can translate into multiple English terms such as “kill,” “fight,” “slay,” or “combat.” In Arabic, this root often carries both killing and fighting unless another root is specifically chosen to separate them. This is not corruption—different dialects and contexts in native Arabic may use different grammatical forms with the same intended meaning, but a strict Classical Arabic reading will produce a different English translation.
– And how many times you have read with understanding it to say that?
Ibrahim,
You didnt answer many of the questions I had clearly listed and numbered for you in my comment. Meanwhile I will again address every point you made.
1. You testify the Quran to be true. How? You have nothing to do with the Quran. You were not a witness to it. In fact there are no witnesses to Muhammad’s claim of revelation.
You can say you “believe” the Quran is true but you are in no position to testify it is true.
2. Allah guides whom he wills and misguides whom he wills. You have a god who is like a cosmic Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde. He is good and evil at the same time. He is merciful and merciless at the same time.
Therefore the blame for someone being misguided falls solely on Allah.
3. The fact that you admit there are differences in recitation proves there is no one single Quran as claimed by Muslims
4. The fact that Uthman had to burn numerous Quran is evidence there was no one single Quran. He burned everything else except his version.
Problem is Muslims dont even have Uthman’s version today.
5. You claimed that the text is still preserved to this day.
False. Your own sources admit that verses were forgotten and there are numerous missing verses.
6. What do I mean that Uthman defied Muhammad?
I already explained but let me repeat it. Muhammad commanded Muslims to learn the Quran from 4 teachers, Ibn Masud, Ubayy bin Kab etc.
So why did Uthman burn their Qurans? You dont have Ibn Masud’s quran (which has only 111 chapters) or Ubay bin Kab’s quran (which has 116 chapters).
You have Hafs quran. Again I ask you who was Hafs? Why do you have his recitation instead of Muhammad’s recitation? Was Hafs a better reciter?
7. Let me illustrate just one example for you.
‘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)
The hadith claims that the verses regarding adult breasfeeding had been revealed in the Quran! First, it was 10 times breastfeeding. Then, apparently, Allah changed his mind and decided on 5 breastfeedings. Where is the 10x breastfeeding verse? It’s not in the Quran. Even if it had been replaced by the 5x breastfeeding verse, where is this verse? That’s not found in the Quran either! In fact, there is absolutely nothing with regard to adult breastfeeding! What happened? How many times has the Quran changed? From 10 breastfeedings to 5 breastfeedings to none! Where are these verses?
Notice the hadith clearly says, “it was before that time (found) in the Holy Qur’an (and recited by the Muslims).” Do you Muslims recite verses about breastfeeding today? No, you don’t. Well, the early Muslims did apparently during the time of Muhammad.
This one example alone is sufficient to show that your Quran is changed, corrupted and is not the same as the time of Muhammad.
Learn more:
Is Your Quran The Same As Muhammad’s?
The Quran Questioned