ISLAM Q&A

The Bible is divinely protected by God. It is God breathed and God inspired.

I do nto believe in your prophets, Muslim1.

Praise to Allah, the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds.

So how many worlds are there?

I have a question. If Mohammed dictated the Koran, why do the earliest Koranic texts date to the early 9th century AD, i.e. 200 or more years after the death of Mohammed?

Alternatively if the Koran is the perfect and true word of God, highly venerated within Islam, why were all traces of early scripts lost destroyed or misplaced? I would not mind if Islam was consistent within its own belief system, but Muslims insist the Koran was given to Mohammed, yet it dates from after Mohammed's death.

Whenever the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) received a revelation, he would first memorize it himself and later declare the revelation and instruct his Companions (who are the most righteous and honest people after the prophets) who would also memorize it. The Prophet would immediately ask the scribes to write down the revelation he had received, and he would reconfirm and recheck it himself. In this way, the complete Qur'an was written down under the personal supervision of the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

The complete Qur'an, along with the correct sequence of the verses, was present during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The verses however, were written on separate pieces, scrapes of leather, thin flat stones, leaflets, palm branches, shoulder blades, etc. After the demise of the prophet, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), the first caliph of Islam and the most righteous of the Companions, ordered that the Qur'an be copied from the various different materials on to a common material and place, which was in the shape of sheets. These were tied with strings so that nothing of the compilation was lost.

The third Caliph of Islam, Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) borrowed the original manuscript of the Qur'an, which was authorized by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), from Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her), the Prophet's wife. Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered four Companions who were among the scribes who wrote the Qur'an when the Prophet dictated it, led by Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) to rewrite the script in several perfect copies. These were sent by Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) to the main centres of Muslims.

And above all that, Allah Himself has promised to guard the Qur'an:
"It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it" [Holy Qur'an 75:17]
"We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)." [Holy Qur'an 15:9]

If you want more details on this, here is a useful article:

Are There Scribal Errors In The Qur'an?

1) We dot not worship those pieces of scrapes of leather, thin flat stones, leaflets, palm branches, shoulder blades. What is important is their content.
2) All their content was copied into one material. So nothing was lost.

Steve,

Steve (as 41oo) wrote:

So how many worlds are there?

There is the world of human beings, the world of angels, the world of jinns (devils), the world of the Hereafter (the afterlife)...
Praise to Allah, the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds.

Steve (as 41oo) wrote:

I have a question. If Mohammed dictated the Koran, why do the earliest Koranic texts date to the early 9th century AD, i.e. 200 or more years after the death of Mohammed?

Alternatively if the Koran is the perfect and true word of God, highly venerated within Islam, why were all traces of early scripts lost destroyed or misplaced? I would not mind if Islam was consistent within its own belief system, but Muslims insist the Koran was given to Mohammed, yet it dates from after Mohammed's death.

You asked that question a number of times, in this thread and others. I'll remind you of the answers I gave to you earlier:

muslim1 wrote:

Whenever the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) received a revelation, he would first memorize it himself and later declare the revelation and instruct his Companions (who are the most righteous and honest people after the prophets) who would also memorize it. The Prophet would immediately ask the scribes to write down the revelation he had received, and he would reconfirm and recheck it himself. In this way, the complete Qur'an was written down under the personal supervision of the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

The complete Qur'an, along with the correct sequence of the verses, was present during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The verses however, were written on separate pieces, scrapes of leather, thin flat stones, leaflets, palm branches, shoulder blades, etc. After the demise of the prophet, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), the first caliph of Islam and the most righteous of the Companions, ordered that the Qur'an be copied from the various different materials on to a common material and place, which was in the shape of sheets. These were tied with strings so that nothing of the compilation was lost.

The third Caliph of Islam, Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) borrowed the original manuscript of the Qur'an, which was authorized by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), from Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her), the Prophet's wife. Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered four Companions who were among the scribes who wrote the Qur'an when the Prophet dictated it, led by Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) to rewrite the script in several perfect copies. These were sent by Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) to the main centres of Muslims.

And above all that, Allah Himself has promised to guard the Qur'an:
"It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it" [Holy Qur'an 75:17]
"We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)." [Holy Qur'an 15:9]

If you want more details on this, here is a useful article:

Are There Scribal Errors In The Qur'an?

muslim1 wrote:

1) We dot not worship those pieces of scrapes of leather, thin flat stones, leaflets, palm branches, shoulder blades. What is important is their content.
2) All their content was copied into one material. So nothing was lost.

And Allah knows best.

Whenever the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) received a revelation, he would first memorize it himself and later declare the revelation and instruct his Companions (who are the most righteous and honest people after the prophets) who would also memorize it. The Prophet would immediately ask the scribes to write down the revelation he had received, and he would reconfirm and recheck it himself. In this way, the complete Qur'an was written down under the personal supervision of the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

The complete Qur'an, along with the correct sequence of the verses, was present during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The verses however, were written on separate pieces, scrapes of leather, thin flat stones, leaflets, palm branches, shoulder blades, etc. After the demise of the prophet, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), the first caliph of Islam and the most righteous of the Companions, ordered that the Qur'an be copied from the various different materials on to a common material and place, which was in the shape of sheets. These were tied with strings so that nothing of the compilation was lost.

The third Caliph of Islam, Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) borrowed the original manuscript of the Qur'an, which was authorized by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), from Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her), the Prophet's wife. Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered four Companions who were among the scribes who wrote the Qur'an when the Prophet dictated it, led by Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) to rewrite the script in several perfect copies. These were sent by Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) to the main centres of Muslims.

And above all that, Allah Himself has promised to guard the Qur'an:
"It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it" [Holy Qur'an 75:17]
"We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)." [Holy Qur'an 15:9]