Understanding and Refuting Islam

Lesson 015 of 145 • Chapter 2 • Section 2.12

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This lesson examines reports about the Quran being recited in seven ways and compares claims about recitation with examples discussed in printed editions. It considers the relationship between oral readings, written text and standardization.

Previous: 014 — Complete or Inspired? (2.11). Next: 016 — Chapter 2 Closing Argument (2.13).

REFERENCES USED IN THE PRESENTATION

1. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book of the Virtues of the Quran, Hadith 514

2. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Hadith 510 (see also Hadith 507)

3. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Hadith 513

4. Samuel Green, The Different Arabic Versions of the Quran, Answering Islam website

5. Quran, Surah al-Baqarah, 2:132 (Hilali–Khan translation)

https://quranx.com/2.132

6. Quran, Surah ash-Shams, 91:15 (Hilali–Khan translation)

https://quranx.com/91.15

7. Quran, Surah Al Imran, 3:133 (Hilali–Khan translation)

https://quranx.com/3.133

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Lesson 014 of 145 • Chapter 2 • Section 2.11

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This lesson sets out an argument about the completeness of the Quran, reports concerning additional surahs associated with Ubayy, and the challenge in Quran 2:23. It asks how these claims relate to one another and invites listeners to examine the cited text.

Previous: 013 — Other Collections: The Rival Codices (2.10). Next: 015 — Seven Different Readings of the Quran (2.12).

REFERENCE USED IN THE PRESENTATION

1. Quran, Surah al-Baqarah, 2:23 (Pickthall translation)

https://quranx.com/2.23

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https://quran.com/2/23

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Lesson 013 of 145 • Chapter 2 • Section 2.10

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This lesson examines rival codices associated with Ibn Masud and Ubayy ibn Kab, regional readings, and early reports about the disputes surrounding standardization. It considers how the cited traditions describe textual authority and the boundaries of the Quran.

Previous: 012 — The Collection of Zaid’s Codex (2.9). Next: 014 — Complete or Inspired? (2.11).

REFERENCES USED IN THE PRESENTATION

1. Gilchrist, Jam al-Quran, section 3.2, citing Ibn Abi Dawud, Kitab al-Masahif, pages 13-14

2. Ibn Abi Dawud, Kitab al-Masahif, pages 13, 14, 15 and 17 (page 15 as edited by Arthur Jeffery, Cairo, 1936)

3. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book of the Virtues of the Quran, chapter 8, Hadith 521, pages 486-487

4. Sahih Muslim, Book 31, Hadith 6024 (USC-MSA English translation)

https://sunnah.com/muslim/31

5. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Hadith 524

6. Gilchrist, Jam al-Quran, pages 67-72, citing Ibn Abi Dawud, Kitab al-Masahif and Ibn Sad, Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir

7. Ibn Sad, Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, Volume 2, pages 441 and 444

8. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, page 489 (as cited by Gilchrist)

9. Sahih Muslim, Book 31, Hadith 6032 (USC-MSA English translation)

https://sunnah.com/muslim/31

10. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book of the Virtues of the Quran, chapter 8, Hadith 527, page 489

11. As-Suyuti, Al-Itqan, pages 152-154

12. Gilchrist, Jam al-Quran, chapter 3, pages 72-78

13. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book of Commentary, Hadith 501, page 472

14. Quran, Surah al-Baqarah, 2:106 (Hilali–Khan translation)

https://quranx.com/2.106

15. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Hadith 509 and 510

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Lesson 012 of 145 • Chapter 2 • Section 2.9

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How was Zaid ibn Thabit’s codex collected? This lesson compares lists of early collectors, reports about the gathering of written and remembered material, and traditions concerning the text that became standard.

Previous: 011 — General Notes on the Collections (2.8). Next: 013 — Other Collections: The Rival Codices (2.10).

REFERENCES USED IN THE PRESENTATION

1. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book of the Virtues of the Quran, chapter 8, Hadith 525, p. 488 (narrated Qatada)

2. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book of the Virtues of the Quran, chapter 8, Hadith 526, pp. 488–489 (narrated Anas)

3. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Book of Obliging the Reverters from Islam, chapter 2, Hadith 57, p. 45

4. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book of the Virtues of the Quran, chapter 3, Hadith 509, pp. 477–478 (narrated Zaid bin Thabit)

5. Quran, Surah at-Tawbah, 9:128–129 (Hilali–Khan translation)

https://quranx.com/9.128

6. Quran, Surah Luqman, 31:10 (Hilali–Khan translation)

https://quranx.com/31.10

7. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Hadith 552

8. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Hadith 558

9. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Hadith 524 (Abdullah ibn Masud)

10. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book of the Virtues of the Quran, Hadith 510, pp. 478–479 (narrated Anas bin Malik)

11. Quran, Surah al-Ahzab, 33:23 (Hilali–Khan translation)

https://quranx.com/33.23

12. I. A. Ibrahim, A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam

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https://quran.com/31/10

https://quran.com/33/23

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Lesson 011 of 145 • Chapter 2 • Section 2.8

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This lesson introduces collections associated with Abdullah ibn Masud, Ubayy ibn Kab and Zaid ibn Thabit. It examines reports about surviving material and passages said to have been lost, preparing for the detailed study of collection in the next lessons.

Previous: 010 — The Formation of the Quran (2.7). Next: 012 — The Collection of Zaid’s Codex (2.9).

REFERENCES USED IN THE PRESENTATION

1. Jalal al-Din as-Suyuti, Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Quran, p. 524, as quoted by John Gilchrist

2. Ibn Abi Dawud, Kitab al-Masahif, p. 23, as quoted by John Gilchrist

3. Quran, Surah al-Baqarah, 2:106 (Pickthall translation)

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Lesson 010 of 145 • Chapter 2 • Section 2.7

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Was the Quran complete before Muhammad died? This lesson compares reports about Gabriel’s final review, revelations near Muhammad’s death, and differing accounts of who attended the review. It examines the questions these traditions raise about formation and collection.

Previous: 009 — A Popular Modern Muslim View (2.6). Next: 011 — General Notes on the Collections of the Quran (2.8).

REFERENCES USED IN THE PRESENTATION

1. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book of the Virtues of the Quran, chapter 7, p. 485 (Fatima's report)

2. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book of the Virtues of the Quran, chapter 1, Hadith 505, p. 474 (narrated Anas bin Malik)

3. Sahih Muslim, Book 43, Hadith 7152 (Anas ibn Malik)

4. John Gilchrist, Jam al-Quran; citing as-Suyuti, Al-Itqan, part 1, p. 50, Halabi edition, Cairo, 1935 (Zaid at the final review)

5. John Gilchrist, Jam al-Quran; citing Ibn Sad, Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, volume 2, p. 441 (Abdullah ibn Masud at the yearly reviews)

6. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book 60, Hadith 378 (USC-MSA English translation)

https://quranx.com/Hadith/Bukhari/USC-MSA/Volume-6/Book-60

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Lesson 009 of 145 • Chapter 2 • Section 2.6

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This short lesson returns to modern claims that the Quran’s text has been preserved letter for letter, and introduces the historical questions about collection and canonization developed in the following lessons.

Previous: 008 — The Order of the Surahs in the Quran (2.5). Next: 010 — The Formation of the Quran (2.7).

REFERENCES USED IN THE PRESENTATION

1. Muhammad Muhsin Khan, introduction to The Translation of the Meaning of Sahih al-Bukhari, p. vi

2. I. A. Ibrahim, A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam

3. John Gilchrist, Jam al-Quran: The Codification of the Quran Text

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Lesson 008 of 145 • Chapter 2 • Section 2.5

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Was the present order of the Quran’s surahs divinely arranged? This lesson examines a report about Aisha and a visitor from Iraq, the sequence of early revelations, and the distinction between chapter order and chronology.

Previous: 007 — The Quran Is Not in Chronological Order (2.4). Next: 009 — A Popular Modern Muslim View on the Text of the Quran (2.6).

REFERENCE USED IN THE PRESENTATION

1. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book of the Virtues of the Quran, chapter 6, Hadith 515, Muhsin Khan translation, pp. 483–484 (narrated by Yusuf bin Mahk)

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Lesson 007 of 145 • Chapter 2 • Section 2.4

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If later revelations override earlier ones, how can a reader determine which passage came later? This lesson examines the arrangement of the Quran, composite surahs, and the chronological questions raised by abrogation and hadith reports.

Previous: 006 — Abrogation (2.3). Next: 008 — The Order of the Surahs in the Quran (2.5).

REFERENCES USED IN THE PRESENTATION

1. John Gilchrist, Jam al-Quran: The Codification of the Quran Text, MERCSA, 1989

2. Jalal al-Din as-Suyuti, Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Quran, p. 141

3. W. Montgomery Watt, foreword to Muhammad at Mecca, volume 6 of Tabari's History, p. xviii

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Lesson 006 of 145 • Chapter 2 • Section 2.3 Understanding and Refuting Islam | Truth Booster This lesson examines abrogation, Quran 2:106, chronological arguments, and reports about verses said to have been lost or replaced. Previous: 005 (2.2). Next: 007 (2.4). REFERENCES USED IN THE PRESENTATION 1. Quran, Surah al-Baqarah, 2:106 (Pickthall translation) 2. Quran, Surah al-Baqarah, 2:256 (Pickthall translation) 3. Quran, Surah al-Anfal, 8:39 (Yusuf Ali translation) 4. Muhammad Muhsin Khan, introduction to The Translation of the Meaning of Sahih al-Bukhari, 'The Call to Jihad, Fighting for Allah's Cause in the Holy Quran', p. xxv 5. Sahih Muslim, Book 43, Hadith 7173 (USC-MSA English translation) 6. Surah al-Furqan (chapter 25), the Meccan verse discussed in Sahih Muslim, Book 43, Hadith 7173 7. Abdullah Al-Araby, Islam Unveiled, p. 13 8. Quran, Surah at-Tawbah, 9:5 (as quoted by Al-Araby) 9. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book of the Virtues of the Quran, Hadith 512, Muhsin Khan translation, pp. 480–481 (narrated al-Bara) 10. Quran, Surah an-Nisa, 4:95 (Hilali–Khan translation) 11. Quran, Surah an-Nur, 24:2 (Pickthall translation) 12. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 93, Hadith 633 (USC-MSA English translation) 13. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book 60, Hadith 79 (USC-MSA English translation) 14. Bible, Leviticus 20:10 (NKJV) 15. Bible, Deuteronomy 22:24 (NKJV) 16. Quran, Surah al-Ma'idah, 5:43–44 (Pickthall translation) 17. Ibn Ishaq, in Alfred Guillaume (trans.), The Life of Muhammad, p. 260 18. Sahih Muslim, Book 17, Hadith 4194 (USC-MSA English translation) 19. Sunan Ibn Majah, no. 1944, translated by Mohammad Mahdi al-Sharif, Volume 2, p. 204, Dar al-Kotob al-Ilmiyah 20. Quran, Surah al-Hijr, 15:9 (Hilali–Khan translation) 21. Sahih Muslim, Book 8, Hadith 3421 (USC-MSA English translation) 22. Malik's Muwatta, Book 30, Hadith 30.3.17 23. Quran, Surah al-Ahzab, 33:37 (Hilali–Khan translation) 24. Malik's Muwatta, Book 30, Hadith 30.2.12 25. Quran, Surah al-Ahzab, 33:5 (Hilali–Khan translation) 26. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 48, Hadith 827 (USC-MSA English translation) 27. Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 70, Hadith 573 (USC-MSA English translation) Source collections: https://quranx.com/ https://sunnah.com/ https://www.biblegateway.com/ Read the sources and engage people with respect. Free books: https://truthbooster.com/ https://quran.com/15/9 https://quran.com/2/106 https://quran.com/2/256 https://quran.com/24/2 https://quran.com/33/37 https://quran.com/33/5 https://quran.com/4/95 https://quran.com/5/43 https://quran.com/8/39 https://quran.com/9/5 https://quranx.com/15.9 https://quranx.com/2.106 https://quranx.com/2.256 https://quranx.com/24.2 https://quranx.com/33.37 https://quranx.com/33.5 https://quranx.com/4.95 https://quranx.com/5.43 https://quranx.com/8.39 https://quranx.com/9.5 https://quranx.com/Hadith/Bukhari/USC-MSA/Volume-3/Book-48 https://quranx.com/Hadith/Bukhari/USC-MSA/Volume-6/Book-60 https://quranx.com/Hadith/Bukhari/USC-MSA/Volume-7/Book-70 https://quranx.com/Hadith/Bukhari/USC-MSA/Volume-9/Book-93 https://sunnah.com/bukhari https://sunnah.com/muslim https://sunnah.com/muslim/17 https://sunnah.com/muslim/43 https://sunnah.com/muslim/8 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+22%3A24&version=NKJV https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+20%3A10&version=NKJV AI-generated narration.