Yasir Qadhi and the preservation of the Quran

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Yasir Qadhi and the preservation of the Quran

Postby AbuTalhah » Tue Aug 23, 2016 5:13 pm

The issue of the preservation of the Quran has been covered extensively by Muslim scholars within an Islamic paradigm. In other words they have no doubt in promise of Allah. “Verily We: It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Quran) and surely, We will guard it”. The divine nature and preservation of the Quran is a self-evident truth that no true Muslim would dare to question.

Thus issues such as the recording and arrangement of the Quran in the time of the Prophet (salalahu alaihi wa sallam), and in the era of Abū Bakr and ‘Uthmān, the causes of variant readings, the slight differences in letters in the early musaahif, the evolution of the Arabic script (dots, diacritical marks) etc – all of these have been covered extensively by Muslim scholars as Dr Qadhi know well.

What Dr. Qadhi is doing is to re-examine the issue of the preservation of the Quran within an Orientalist paradigm. The orientalists insist that the Quran is not a revelation from Allah, and that Islam is a social construct which evolved out of the interaction of the Muslims with other civilizations, cultures and philosophies.

The orientalists approach the Quran in the same way they approach the Bible; a fluid text that evolved over centuries. They have an ulterior motive when they study our noble Book – to cause us to doubt its authenticity, and thus destroy the very edifice of Islam. To quote Dr. Gerd Joseph Puin who researched Quranic manuscripts in Yemen; “So many Muslims have this belief that everything between the two covers of the Koran is just God's unaltered word,…The only way to break through this wall is to prove that the Koran has a history too”.

So when Dr. Qadhi is talking about reinterpreting the preservation of the Quran, such a futile endeavour can only be done within an orientalist (and mainly atheistic) paradigm. And it’s going to lead you down a dangerous path Dr Qadhi. As Muslims we have no need to reinterpret the preservation of the Quran. Its preservation is self-evident.
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Re: Yasir Qadhi and the preservation of the Quran

Postby AbuKhuzaimahAnsari » Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:39 am

Early Manuscripts of Quran (Through Data of Hijazi Calligraphy and Archaeological Evidence)

Prof. Dr. Adnan bin Mohammed Shareef (Umm Al Qura University)

Prof. Dr. Yasser Ismail Abdul Salam (Cairo and Taif Universities)

:|:|:- This paper tackles the ambiguous doubts aired by Yasir Qadhi. The fault and incompetency lies with the amateur YouTuber, while being haughty, is yet to grasp the fundamentals of Ahl al-Sunnah. This paper will leave you in awe, the detail in the research is phenomenal and Yasir Qadhi is left standing. Please, do leave your views in the comments -:|:|:

This research tackled the manuscripts of the early Quran (through the data of Hijazi calligraphy and archaeological evidence), reviewing the spelling phenomena that characterized Quran writing in close relation to the reality of Arabic writing. It also attempted to enlist the characteristics of calligraphy in early Quran copies as influenced by Nabataean script or what might be called early Arabic calligraphy (Hijazi calligraphy), comparing it with early Arabic inscriptions. Moreover, the study identified the relationship between the spelling system used in writing early Quran copies and the one used in early Arabic inscriptions, and attempted to conceive ways of identifying and dating the early Quran manuscripts preserved in regional and international libraries.

The study is mainly based on five copies of the Quran manuscripts preserved in international libraries and book houses; namely:

The Quran manuscript preserved in Berlin National Library (Berlin Quran), the Quran preserved in Birmingham University Library (Birmingham Quran), Tübingen University Library Quran (Tübingen Quran), the Quran preserved in the National Library in Paris (Paris Quran), and the Quran preserved in the British Library in London (London Quran).This is in addition to a collection of stone inscriptions and early dated papyrus received.

The identification of the origin of Arabic calligraphy is significant for researchers of ancient Arabic inscriptions and of the Quran, whether in terms of the manuscripts or the drawings and other related sciences. Such identifications also enables identifying the characteristics of this calligraphy, especially the early ones with which the first Quran was written to explain those sciences and others, and to resolve the debate on the origin of the calligraphy with which the Quran in the era of the Prophet peace be upon him was written and copied in the era of the Caliphs, may Allah be pleased with them all.

There are many trends and theories in determining the origin of the Hijazi Arabic calligraphy with which the Quran was written. A researcher of early dated Arabic inscriptions can easily identify a well-established writing system that writers followed, no matter how well that system resulted in conformity between what is written and what is pronounced.

The study concluded with a set of findings and recommendations, the most important of which are:

– The study proved that the early Quran copies received (samples of study) were copied and written in soft Hijazi calligraphy.
– The study and the models of Quran manuscripts used proved the authenticity of the Holy Quran, despite the claims of Orientalists and skeptics.
– The study revealed that most of the tithing marks were later on added in the early Quran manuscripts after their copying.
– The study proved that among the main criteria that assist in dating the Quran manuscripts, especially the early ones, are their technical standards, as well as the linguistic standards in comparison with the cultural heritage, and then the radioactive carbon (C14) examination.

http://www.salafiri.com/early-manuscripts-of-the-quran-a-reply-to-yasir-qadhi/

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