Why didn't Allah really protect the Koran? This is a serious question even though it probably won't seem..

Question

Why didn't Allah tell Muhammad to keep all these revelations together so none could be destroyed or eaten by a goat? Or why didn't Allah give Muhammad some "Godly" paper that was indestructable, something never seen on earth and people would know it was from God, instead of leaves and bones? Honestly, you have to admit it wasn't protected. Verses lost, different copies existed and were destroyed.

If the Koran was a "miracle", shouldn't it at least seem like one?

Well, it's believed there wasn't a standarized version of the Koran until the 10th century. Ibn Mujahid admitted there were up to 14 different versions, in text, context and not just readings.

It wasn't compiled until after Muhammad died, variations in readings were found in the copies. Uthman established an authorized text that wasn't accepted by Muslims of Kufa.

There were scraps of the Koran found in Yemen that differ from the Koran in circulation today.

It doesn't seem protected.

Well, it's believed there wasn't a standarized version of the Koran until the 10th century. Ibn Mujahid admitted there were up to 14 different versions, in text, context and not just readings.

It wasn't compiled until after Muhammad died, variations in readings were found in the copies. Uthman established an authorized text that wasn't accepted by Muslims of Kufa.

There were scraps of the Koran found in Yemen that differ from the Koran in circulation today.

It doesn't seem protected.

And I don't know why Yahoo! but the additional details in twice!

Answer 1

If Muslims are to be believed Allah could not keep his word for four thousand years and the only reason they believe him capable now is a promise within his written word that of course could be corrupt.

Sort of like taking a check as payment for a hot check.

Answer 2

a million- There are no longer any 800 suras. it fairly is relatively a mistake. And specific, "allah promised to guard the quran" 2- Hadith is an entire different subject. there have been extra effective than 600 000 suggested Hadiths throughout Islamic historic previous maximum of that have been incorret money owed of Muhammed's life. Bukhary and Moslem (2 islamic schoolars) filtered those Hadiths to a standards they set and decreased the no. of robust Hadiths to approximately 3000-4000. those and the sligthly much less stable ones are distinctly utilized in Islamic law. i ought to stress on the reality that many of the so-stated as relaible Hadiths can no longer bypass relatively with out criticisim. actually, the muse Islamic Terrorist use to justify their strikes is derived from Hadiths and not Quran. So Hadith desires an huge revision. in case you prefer to renowned with regards to the actual islam, please commit to the Quran on my own. desire i became effectual. P.S. U asked why u are insulted whilst u asked questions? nicely, u are no longer precisely considerate.

Answer 3

It's obvious! Muhammad is not Jesus Christ! God gave Jesus great power! Jesus was risen from the dead and appeared to His disciples and said to them before He went up to sit "on the right hand of God"(Luke 16:19), "All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations..." (Mark 28:18-19)

Beware that a "prophet" like Muhammad will come again during the Tribulation. He will be the Anit-Christ.

Answer 4

1) the koran wasnt (given) to mohammed in one piece... it was given to him by Gabriel throghout 23 years.
2) whichever verse was given to mohammed he memorized and repeated to his followers, who wrote it down.
3) by the end of the 23 years the Koran was complete
4) after the death of the prophit PBUH, Uthman son of Affan (a follower) ordered writers to write the whole koran, copies were made later and distributed throughout the region.

Btw, there is only one Koran. Muslims believe in the Bible and admit its a book from God. the Koran states that althogh it is a holy book, it has been "twisted" by man.

Answer 5

If you have ever read the Koran i for one all ways feel more peaceful after. In any religion you should never ask to many questions god probably has a reason for it. Personally i think god did that to see who would follow in believe. If he made it like you said more noticeable everyone would come and that would give up the whole idea on who serves him

Answer 6

God! i really don't know from where u get that wrong information and u insist on it!
ok, here is how it was preserved plz read it carefully:

In fact, there are different ways to prove that the Qur'an is the word of God, which has always been true and has never been subjected to change or distortion. These proofs can be classified into three types: the way the Qur'an was transmitted throughout the centuries, some challenging verses within the Qur'an itself, and the periodic, modern-day discoveries in the universe that were first mentioned in the Qur'an more than fourteen centuries ago.

Unlike the Bible and Old Testament that have been subject to innumerable translations, doubtful and spurious transmissions, and corruptions at the hands of clerics up till now , the Qur'an was transmitted to us in an unprecedented and unique manner according to rigorous rules of transmission. The Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) via the angel Gabriel, and the Prophet subsequently memorized the whole scripture.

Thousands of the Companions of the Prophet learned the Qur'an directly from the Prophet (pbuh). They memorized it and were known in Islamic history as huffaadh (the memorizers and preservers of the Qur'an). Moreover, a number of Companions wrote it down during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and it was compiled in its entirety immediately after his death.

The following generation of Muslims learned the Qur’an directly from the Companions. Thus the chain of teaching and learning through direct contact continued systematically, methodically, and meticulously until the present age.

Additionally, several of the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) were appointed as scribes to record the words of the revelation directly from the Prophet himself on parchment, leather, or whatever else was available. The most famous of these scribes was Zayd ibn Thabit, who also memorized the entire Qur’an, and he formed with the others a community of huffaadh that can be compared to academic societies of our present time.

We know the Qur’an was recorded in totality during the lifetime of the Prophet (pbuh) and the different surahs (chapters) personally arranged by him. Many copies of the text were used for study and teaching, even in Mecca before the Hijrah, the migration to Medina.

The entire Qur’an was written down during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad, and trusting the fact that many scholars knew it by heart, it was not collected in one volume. It was personally arranged by him, and the Muslims memorized it in the same order. The companion Uthman reported that whenever a new verse was revealed, the Prophet would immediately call a scribe to record it. He would instruct the person to put the specific verse or verses in a particular chapter.

Furthermore, every year during the month of Ramadan, the Prophet would recite the whole Qur’an from beginning to end in its present-day arrangement, and everyday people could hear it from his own lips in the mosque. Its sequence is no mystery. Many of the Companions not only memorized it completely, they also wrote it down and even added commentary (tafseer) on their own personal copies. When the Prophet passed away, the whole Qur’an was already written down, but it was not yet compiled in book form.

During the rule of the first Caliph Abu Bakr, there was a rebellion among some distant Arab tribes that resulted in a series of fierce battles. In one particular battle, a number Companions who had memorized the Qur’an were killed. The Companion Omar worried that the knowledge of the Qur’an was in danger, thus he convinced Abu Bakr that the Qur’an should be compiled into book form as a means of preserving it once and for all.

Zayd bin Thabit was entrusted with this important task. Zayd followed strict methods in his compilation and had dozens of other huffaadh recheck his work to ensure its accuracy. Abu Bakr, who had also committed the entire Qur’an to memory, approved of the final product. After Abu Bakr passed away, the copy was passed to the Caliph ‘Omar, and then Uthman.

However as the Muslim world expanded into lands where the people spoke Arabic as a second language, the new Muslims had a difficult time learning the correct pronunciation of the text. The Caliph Uthman consulted other Companions, and they agreed that official copies of the Qur’an should be inscribed using only the pronunciation of the Quraysh tribe, the Arabic dialect that the Prophet spoke.

Zayd bin Thabit was again given this assignment, and three other huffaadh were assigned to help him in the task. Together, the four scribes borrowed the original, complete copy of the Qur’an, duplicated it manually many times over, and then distributed them to all of the major Muslim cities within the empire. Two of these copies still exist today: one is in Istanbul and the other in Tashkent.

One must keep in mind that in traditional learning in the Arab world, transmission was based upon an oral tradition as well as a written one; the Arabs (and later all Muslims) excelled in accurately reporting scripture, poetry, aphorisms, etc. through the generations without change. Similarly, the chain of huffaadh was never broken, and thus the Qur'an today has reached us in two forms: the memorized version transmitted through the scholarly chain, and the written version based upon the Companions’ initial recording.

If the Qur’an had been changed, there would be huge discrepancies between these two today, as the Qur’an has reached isolated (and sometimes illiterate) communities through the memorized form of transmission without the written form to correct it. No such discrepancies have ever been recorded or reported. In other words, isolated village A in African Mali and isolated village B in Afghanistan will both produce contemporary huffaadh reciting the same words of the Qur’an, though they did not learn from a similar printing of the scripture nor has there ever been a concerted international effort to rectify would-be discrepancies.

Allah has said in the Qur’an that He alone will protect His book, and indeed He has kept His promise. The Qur’an that we read today contains the same exact words that were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) over 1400 years ago. This is quite a miracle, especially when you consider that no other group of people can say that their book has not been subject to change by the time it reached the present generation.

Only the Qur’an has survived through the centuries unchanged, and the language in which it was revealed, classical Arabic, still enjoys practical usage around the world. While classic English of the 14th century can be understand by very few native English speakers, the Qur’an can be understood by the vast majority of Arabic-speaking Muslims. When compared to other scriptures, the Qur’an is unique in these two respects.

Furthermore, from the prolific arts that have accompanied Qur’anic learning and transmission, we can learn of the auspiciousness and honor with which the Muslims have traditionally held the Qur’an. The visual arts of calligraphy and binding, and the vocal art of recitation represent examples of such arts, and from them we can see that veracity of transmission would be understood as a fundamental aspect of Qur’anic reverence.

As regards the proofs within the Qur'an itself, they can be found in the following Qur’anic challenges:

Surah 4, verse 82:

*{Do they not then meditate on the Qur’an? And if it were from any other than Allah, they would have found in it many a discrepancy.}*



Surah 17, verse 88:

*{Say: If men and jinn should combine together to bring the like of this Quran, they could not bring the like of it, though some of them were aiders of others.}*



And Surah 2, verse 23:

*{And if you are in doubt as to that which We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a chapter like it and call on your witnesses besides Allah if you are truthful.}*

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Answer 7

You answered your own question...........
May the true Word of God, the Gospel of Jesus become a lamp unto your feet and a light unto your path.
Shalom

Answer 8

The Quran has NEVER been changed, it is the WORD of God... every last letter in it.

http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Text/Mss/

Answer 9

“Verily, We, it is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Qur’aan) and surely, We will guard it (from corruption)”
[al-Hijr 15:9]

The Qur’aan was preserved in the hearts of the Sahaabah who had memorized it, and on the trunks of trees and thin white stones until the time of the caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq (may Allaah be pleased with him). During the Riddah wars many of the Sahaabah who had memorized the Qur’aan were killed, so Abu Bakr (may Allaah be pleased with him) was afraid that the Qur’aan may be lost. He consulted the senior Sahaabah concerning the idea of compiling the entire Qur’aan in one book so that it would be preserved and would not be lost, and this task was entrusted to the great hafiz Zayd ibn Thaabit and others who had written down the Revelation. Al-Bukhaari narrated in his Saheeh that Zayd ibn Thaabit (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:

“Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq sent for me when the people of Yamamah had been killed (i.e., a number of the Prophet's Companions who fought against Musaylimah). (I went to him) and found 'Umar bin al-Khattaab sitting with him. Abu Bakr (may Allaah be pleased with him) said (to me), ‘ ‘Umar has come to me and said: “Casualties were heavy among the Qurra' of the Qur'aan (i.e. those who knew the Qur’aan by heart) at the Battle of Yamaamah, and I am afraid that more heavy casualties may take place among the Qurra' on other battlefields, whereby a large part of the Qur'an may be lost. Therefore I suggest that you [Abu Bakr] should issue orders that the Qur’aan be collected.” I said to 'Umar, “How can you do something that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not do?" 'Umar said, “By Allah, this is something good.” ‘Umar kept on urging me (to accept his proposal) until Allah opened my heart to it and I began to realize the good in the idea which 'Umar had realized.’ Then Abu Bakr said (to me): ‘You are a wise young man and we have a great deal of confidence in you. You used to write down the Revelation for the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). So you should seek out the Qur’aan [i.e., the fragments on which it is written] and collect it (in one book).’ By Allaah, if they had ordered me to move one of the mountains, it would not have been harder for me than this command to collect the Qur’aan. I said (to Abu Bakr), ‘How can you do something which the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not do?’ Abu Bakr said, ‘By Allaah, it is a good thing.’ Abu Bakr kept on urging me (to accept his proposal) until Allah opened my heart to it as He had opened the hearts of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar. So I started to look for the Qur’aan and collected it from (the fragments on which it was written of) palm-stalks, thin white stones and the hearts of men (i.e., from men who knew it by heart), until I found the last verse of Soorat al-Tawbah with Abu Khuzaymah al-Ansaari, and I did not find it with anybody other than him. The verse is :

‘Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty…’

[al-Tawbah 9:128 – interpretation of the meaning]

… until the end of Soorat Baraa’ah (Soorat al-Tawbah).

These fragments remained with Abu Bakr until he died, then with ‘Umar for the rest of his life, then with Hafsah bint ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them both).”