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| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 6:18pm On Jun 13, 2025 |
MaxInDHouse:Same Deity: different shades! Don't derail this thread! |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by MaxInDHouse(m): 8:43pm On Jun 13, 2025 |
TenQ:You are the one derailing your own thread because i never quoted you i'm only signalling the other guy who chose to include me in his thread that i don't argue aimlessly i hit the nail on the head. So instead of quoting me expecting support simply because you claim Christian you should have ignored me since i wasn't talking to you directly. ![]() |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by JimRohn: 11:01pm On Jun 13, 2025 |
TenQ:First, your entire approach reeks of willful ignorance mixed with a desperate attempt to rewrite history on your terms. You trot out selective hadiths and snippets without context, then act as if quoting them is some kind of knockout proof—when all you do is expose your shallow understanding. Let me dismantle your weak assertions point-by-point: 1. Collection = assembly, yes. But assembly does NOT mean a final bound codex in the Prophet’s lifetime. You are conflating the act of gathering revelations (memorized & written fragments) with the finished mushaf—something explicitly compiled after his death. Islamic sources confirm no single complete physical Quran existed under Muhammad ﷺ. Get that through your head. 2. Yes, the Prophet ﷺ had scribes who wrote down verses on palm leaves, bones, parchments—but this was partial, scattered, and ongoing with revelation. No official “book” existed. It was a patchwork, not a printed Bible-style codex. 3. You claim Muhammad ﷺ rearranged the whole Quran? No reputable Islamic scholar supports this. The hadith you cite (Sunan Abi Dawud 786) shows only that he instructed placement of verses as they came, not that he produced a final ordered book. Uthman’s statement refers to arranging surahs within a category, not a finished Quran manuscript. 4. Regarding Aisha’s Quran “copy,” your evidence is laughably twisted. Yes, she had portions memorized and written down, but nowhere does any authentic source say she had a complete, finalized physical mushaf. Your cited Bukhari 4993 shows her reciting and dictating, not possessing a “full, ordered book.” Stop reading what you want into texts. 5. Your fantasy that Abu Bakr’s mushaf was an imperfect, error-ridden collection from faulty memories is a straw man. The committee under Abu Bakr and later Uthman meticulously cross-checked memorization and written fragments—not guesswork or random copying from “thousands of minds.” Your ignorance of ijmāʿ and rigorous methods is glaring. 6. You say “take the Quran from FOUR”—and then accuse Muslims of ignoring that? The four canonical reciters (Qira’at) are variants accepted under scholarly supervision—not competitors vying for “one true text.” Your misunderstanding is obvious. 7. Your insistence on a “perfect” identical physical mushaf under Muhammad ﷺ is historically false and dismisses overwhelming Muslim scholarly consensus. There was no such codex. Your narrative reeks of Biblical projection and fails under scrutiny. Now, to your “questions”—answered in brutal brevity: 1. Aisha’s Quran incomplete? Yes. Multiple reliable Islamic sources confirm she had fragments, memorized portions, not a final codex. 2. Was Aisha’s Quran ordered as Muhammad’s? No final order existed under Muhammad ﷺ. Order was standardized posthumously. 3. Did Ubayy ibn Ka'b have a complete Quran? No final codex. He was a respected reciter and scribe with memorized fragments. 4. Was Abu Bakr’s Quran identical to Muhammad’s? There was no “Muhammad’s Quran” codex to be identical with. Abu Bakr’s committee created the first official compilation. 5. Was the Quran perfectly memorized by followers? Memorization was exceptionally strong; thousands were hafiz. Any minor variant was corrected through rigorous verification. 6. Why were the four reciters not used during Abu Bakr’s collection? Because the official mushaf was based on collective memorization and written fragments, not dependent on any single individual reciter’s version. If you want to debate Islamic history, come equipped with full context, not half-truths and your biased assumptions. Until then, keep parroting your broken narrative while the Islamic tradition stands tall—preserved, verified, and unmatched. |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by MaxInDHouse(m): 5:29am On Jun 14, 2025 |
The same thing Traditionalists, Buddhists, Hindus, Judaists will tell you when you try to delve into their books unauthorized or unapproved by them. That's why i don't argue based on what is written in your religious books rather i concentrate on the practical benefits derived after people from different countries throughout the world become adherents of your book. So if your Allah is the true God why can't you people used his word to settle your disparities peacefully among yourselves? Why must Muslims raise weapons against Muslims in the name of politics and racism? You may choose to ignore it's fine by me at least you know now my own stand that any god that fails to unite it's worshipers in love and peace can't be the true God because the true God said: "You must not murder" Of course a murderer knows what he did is evil because he ought not to kill his victim who is innocent but when two individuals pick up weapons against one another and pray in the name of the same god for victory then such a god is false it can't be the true God who hates the killing of His worshipers. So whenever you want to call my name remember that my own God will never ever approve of His worshipers to war against themselves that's confusion. Thanks for your time! ![]() JimRohn: |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 8:43am On Jun 14, 2025 |
JimRohn:I am agreeing with your definition that collection doesn't mean bound (as a book) but assembly of writings from palm fronts, bark of trees, parchments etc My argument was that these assembled Qur'an of Mohammed was NOT used by Abubakar. He did not even use the memory of the four people recommended by Mohammed. So, WHERE was this assembled Quran of Mohammed? JimRohn:The problem is that these ASSEMBLED but not bound Quran of Mohammed was nowhere to be found as of the time of Abubakar's Qur'an collection as he started afresh not relying on Mohammed's secretaries. JimRohn:You deny the fact that Mohammed rearranged the whole Qur'an!? If he did NOT, tell us who completed the rearrangement of the Qur'an? JimRohn:You did NOT answer my question: Furnish me with evidence that Aisha's Qur'an was a partial Qur'an because according to my own evidence, Aisha's Qur'an was complete as she used into correct the order of other people's Qur'an Again: Sahih al-Bukhari 4993 Narrated Yusuf bin Mahk: While I was with Aisha, the mother of the Believers, a person from Iraq came and asked, "What type of shroud is the best?" `Aisha said, "May Allah be merciful to you! What does it matter?" He said, "O mother of the Believers! Show me (the copy of) your Qur'an," She said, "Why?" He said, "In order to compile and arrange the Qur'an according to it, for people recite it with its Suras not in proper order." `Aisha said, "What does it matter which part of it you read first? (Be informed) that the first thing that was revealed thereof was a Sura from Al-Mufassal, and in it was mentioned Paradise and the Fire. When the people embraced Islam, the Verses regarding legal and illegal things were revealed. If the first thing to be revealed was: 'Do not drink alcoholic drinks.' people would have said, 'We will never leave alcoholic drinks,' and if there had been revealed, 'Do not commit illegal sexual intercourse, 'they would have said, 'We will never give up illegal sexual intercourse.' While I was a young girl of playing age, the following Verse was revealed in Mecca to Muhammad: 'Nay! But the Hour is their appointed time (for their full recompense), and the Hour will be more grievous and more bitter.' (54.46) Sura Al-Baqara (The Cow) and Surat An-Nisa (The Women) were revealed while I was with him." Then `Aisha took out the copy of the Qur'an for the man and dictated to him the Verses of the Suras (in their proper order) . It takes a complete Qur'an to arrange the Qur'an properly. So, give me your evidence that Aisha's Qur'an was incomplete. JimRohn:This was why I said earlier that you Muslims believe more in the consensus of your scholars rather than Allah or Mohammed. Mohammed said: Take the Qur'an from FOUR Your Scholars said: No, don't take the Qur'an from the four. Take the Qur'an from EVERYONE. JimRohn:1. Muslims with fabrications! Can you give me EVIDENCE that the FOUR reciters had variant Qira'at 2. If your definition of Qira'at is correct, then it is an obvious proof of corruption of the Qur'an from inception. Correct me if I am wrong. A. Ahruf= Dialects of Arabic B. Qira'at=Style of recitation. My argument: Styles of recitation must not change the dialect of transmission and the four reciters were Ansars guaranteeing that they have the same Ahruf. I am sure Jibril revealed the Qur'an in 7 Ahruf and 1 Qira'at isn't it? JimRohn:The Muslim scholars consensus is faulty when compared with the EVIDENCES aground. This is the reason I go with the evidence and not the CONSENSUS of Muslim Scholars else, I would be a Muslim just like you. |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by honesttalk21: 9:51am On Jun 14, 2025 |
TenQ:You should initially understand that in the context of Arabic language جَمْع القرآن jam‘ al-Qur’ān refers to either an oral gathering of all surahs in one’s memory and or textual compilation of the Qur’an into a single physical mushaf (codex). Now different people including the companions of prophet Muhammad pbuh had memorized different portions of the Quran and or hard various parts in written form. 1. Prophet Muhammad pbuh recognised 4 persons for their various degrees of memorization, understanding and perhaps part documentation. 2. You obviously feign ignorance of the written mushaf publicly read to confirm its correctness amongst the public amongst those that had memorized it. Zaid's compilation under Abu Bakr had to meet the criteria of a) written evidence which necessitated that the verses had been written down during the Prophet’s lifetime. b) Eyewitness testimony from at least two reliable witnesses to testify that each verse was recited by the Prophet pbuh and written in his presence during his lifetime. This ensured both oral and written transmission authenticity. c). Conformity with the recitation The written verse had to match the recitation (ḥifẓ) of those known to have learned it from the Prophet. Zayd himself was a memorizer, so he cross-verified with his own memorization as well as others. d. No Verse was included solely by memory which was quite rigorous as there was no single written compilation of the entire Quran in just one book or place. Even if Zayd or someone else had memorized a verse, he would not include it in the official Mushaf unless written evidence and two witnesses confirmed it. 3. Really now? However this is answered in my opening remarks here. Remember contextual translation of Arabic and other Semitic language. 4. Of course their memorization and whatever collections of the written Quran were validated and used. Was the compilation done in their absence or ignorance? Surely they were part of the committee though Zaid headed the team. 5. Did Prophet Muhammad pbuh keep a single all encompassing text of the Quran anywhere? Please validate this impression or claim of yours so it may best be answered. Trust this precisely answers you? Regards. |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 10:37am On Jun 14, 2025 |
JimRohn:Give me EVIDENCE that Aisha's Qur'an was incomplete. I have shown you my own evidence from Sahih al-Bukhari 4993 JimRohn:Give me evidence as Sahih al-Bukhari 4993 says otherwise. Aisha's Qur'an was identical in order as that of Mohammed JimRohn:Is it untrue that in addition to Aisha's Qur'an, that -Ubayy Ibn Ka'b had his own complete Qur'an. -Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, also had his own complete Qur'an Is it untrue that among Muslim scholars, there is an argument that Ubayy's Qur'an had 116 chapters instead of 114 chapters? ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib was reportedly arranged according to the order of revelation, starting with “Iqra’” If many people had their own Qur'an during the time of Mohammed, how much more Mohammed himself? Sahih Muslim 1869 b It has been narrated on the authority of Abdullah b. Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to forbid that one should travel to the land of the enemy taking the Qur'an (with him) lest it should fall into the hands of the enemy. JimRohn:You are being evasive. I asked if Abubakar's Quran was IDENTICAL to the Qur'an COLLECTED by Mohammed. Except if your argument was that Mohammed never collected the Qur'an. So, again: Based on the scholarship exerted by Abubakar, Was Abubakar's Quran IDENTICAL to the Qur'an COLLECTED by Mohammed? JimRohn:Are you aware that 1. Mohammed forgot parts of the Qur'an Sahih al-Bukhari 5038 Narrated Aisha: Allah's Messenger heard a man reciting the Qur'an at night, and said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he has reminded me of such-and-such Verses of such-and-such Suras, which I was caused to forget." 2. Allah caused the Muslims of Mohammed's time forget the Qur'an Sahih al-Bukhari 5039 Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Why does anyone of the people say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such Verses (of the Qur'an)?' He, in fact, is caused (by Allah) to forget." There goes perfect memorisation when Allah himself caused Muslims to forget the Qur'an! If the memorisation isn't perfect, tell me how the written piece can be perfect? JimRohn:Using your redefinition of COLLECTION these four plus what they wrote down on leaves, wood bark. Leather is the Qur'an of Mohammed! Abubakar did NOT use this Qur'an: The same Qur'an that was painstakingly collected by Mohammed was IGNORED by Abubakar. We can categorically say that the Qur'an of Mohammed was LOST as it was NEVER used even once either by Abubakar or Uthman! JimRohn:All you are saying is that , You want me to go along with your standard Islamic Narrative which is exactly the opposite I am doing. I am going along with your historical sources in the Hadith and earliest Sirah! |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 11:16am On Jun 14, 2025 |
honesttalk21:Mohammed said take the Qur'an from FOUR: but what you are saying is that these four memorised the Qur'an in degrees!? I assume that these four each completely memorised the Qur'an and could accurately teach it to other. I guess, In was wrong and you are correct . My argument is WHY the COLLECTED Qur'an written and memorised were NOT used either by Abubakar and Uthman. honesttalk21:My argument states: Why were these collections of Mohammed not used by Abubakar and Uthman. honesttalk21:We can easily test this by a single question: Was the Qur'an of Abubakar IDENTICAL with the Qur'an COLLECTED by Mohammed? honesttalk21:I agree that Zayd may have memorised a large chunk of the Qur'an But Zayd wasn't recommended nor recognised by the original recipient of the Qur'an prophet Mohammed. Why were BOTH the four best reciters and the four collectors of the Qur'an rejected for a fresh collection of the Qur'an by Abubakar and Uthman? honesttalk21:I am sure that the four reciters and the four collectors were more than enough evidence for the re-collection of the Qur'an. honesttalk21:My question was Please check your dictionary for the arabic word collecte and tell me what it means? If collection means memorised! Can we apply the definition of collection according to Mohammed to collection according to Abubakar and collection according to Uthman. If we do, then there is no conclusive proof that Abubakar or Uthman completely wrote the Qur'an. The rest may be in memory of others. honesttalk21:But do you agree that they could simply have gone to the COLLECTED Qur'an of Mohammed instead of starting afresh pretending that the Qur'an was never collected during the lifetime of your prophet. honesttalk21:Your prophet COLLECTED the Qur'an in his lifetime using four men! Did they write down the Qur'an or not? If they did, then Mohammed had a single copy of the Qur'an. You will discover that you cannot define the word COLLECTED without it causing problems for you |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 1:29pm On Jun 14, 2025*. Modified: 6:16pm On Jun 14, 2025 |
JimRohn:You are not getting me. I am going with you, the Qur'an was NOT bounded as a BOOK! However, Do you DENY the fact that the Qur'an was ASSEMBLED during the lifetime of your prophet by four secretaries? Even if we accept that part of the assembly ofnthe Quran involved some writing in parchments, leaves, bark of trees and memories of these four secretaries. Where were these ASSEMBLED Quran during the second COLLECTION or ASSEMBLY by Abubakar and Uthman? Why was Mohammed's Assemblage untrustworthy with both Abubakar and Uthman. JimRohn:Let me go with you. However, These "patchworks" were ASSEMBLED but not bound in a book during the lifetime of Prophet Mohammad. Is this untrue? JimRohn:You seem to be arguing within semantics! Scholarly Consensus Ibn Taymiyyah (Majmū‘ al-Fatāwā) states: "The order of the surahs is from the Prophet (ﷺ), as he arranged them in the recited form." Al-Zarkashi (Al-Burhān fī ‘Ulūm al-Qur’ān) writes "The arrangement of the surahs was done by the Prophet (ﷺ) by the command of Allah." Mohammed did that From the first verse of Qur'an chapter one to the last verse of Qur'an 114. Conclusion Yes, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) **physically arranged the Qur'an’s surahs, but he did so only as instructed by Allah**, not by his own choice. This is why Muslims believe the Qur'an’s order is divinely preserved, not a later human compilation. JimRohn:I asked for EVIDENCE that she only had Partial copy of the Qur'an. I presented you with my own evidence from Sahih al-Bukhari 4993 Show me (the copy of) your Qur'an" She said, "Why?" He said, "In order to compile and arrange the Qur'an according to it A. Can the orders of the verses of the Qur'an be made from an incomplete Qur'an? B. Did Aisha bring out her copy of the Qur'an? C. What verses and chapters were missing from Aisha's Qur'an with evidence? Talk is cheap sir! JimRohn:I ask again, Was the Qur'an of Abubakar IDENTICAL to the Qur'an ASSEMBLED by Mohammed? JimRohn:You should be more knowledgeable on this unfortunately, it seems you are not A. Qira'at are styles of recitation and they do not change the Ahruf of the Qur'an. B. How many Quran did Mohammed ASSEMBLE during his life time? Was it ONE or SEVEN or 36? JimRohn:Mohammed received the Qur'an in SEVEN dialects (Ahruf) 1. How many Qur'an did Mohammed assemble? 2. I guess you didn't understand my question: Was the Final Copy of Abubakar's Qur'an identical in RECITATION with the Final RECITATION of the Assembled Qur'an of Mohammed or are they DIFFERENT? JimRohn:Until you show evidence that her Qur'an was missing specific verses or chapters. I am waiting! JimRohn:Are you saying that Mohammed did not arrange the verses differently from the order of recitation and Abubakar unilaterally did it? If Aisha used her copy to correct the order of recitation of others, would you say Aisha's Qur'an was not in the order of Mohammed's final Qur'an recitals? JimRohn:Why do islamic scholars say that Ubayy ibn Ka'b has his Qur'an which was 116 chapters instead of 114 chapters. Why must you speak untruth to defend Islam? Sunan Ibn Majah 154 It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that: The Messenger of Allah said: The most merciful of my Ummah towards my Ummah is Abu Bakr; the one who adheres most sternly to the religion of Allah is 'Umar; the most sincere of them in shyness and modesty is 'Uthman; the best judge is 'Ali bin Abu Talib; the best in reciting the Book of Allah is Ubayy bin Ka'b; the most knowledgeable of what is lawful and unlawful is Mu'adh bin Jabal; and the most knowledgeable of the rules of inheritance (Fara'id) is Zaid bin Thabit. And every nation has a trustworthy guardian, and the trustworthy guardian of this Ummah is Abu 'Ubaidah bin Jarrah." If according to you, the best reciter of your Qur'an memorised fragments of the quran , woe betide what you consider as the Qur'an! JimRohn:It's a simple question. Was the final assembly of the Qur'an of Mohammed by recitation identical with the Qur'an of Abubakar by recitation or they are slightly different? JimRohn:You just said that even Ubayy ibn Ka'b the best of the reciters had a partial memorisation. Do you change your mind? JimRohn:This is against your prophets injunction: take your Qur'an from FOUR, not take your Qur'an from EVERYONE! |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by honesttalk21: 7:02pm On Jun 14, 2025 |
TenQ:Do you conveniently choose to forget or overlook that the meticulous method through which Zaid bin Thabbit collected and compiled the Quran into a mushaf included collecting written copies of parts of the Quran, confirmed by those who had memorized those portions of the Quran and publicly agreed to be true? Did these not include what was memorized and in documented form of the 4 ansars of which Zaid was one? TenQ:Prophet Muhammad pbuh had the Quran documented but did not keep these in one place. Perhaps if he did the enemies of Islam would have gone to destroy this as well as martyr those who had memorized the Quran. Perhaps you can share evidence of this happening. The compilations under Abu Bakr and Othman may Allah be pleased with them are based on these copies the prophet had documented. TenQ:Yes though I question your collected by Muhammad pbuh to understand it's full scope and meaning. There is no sahih (authentic) narration from any Companion of the prophet Muhammad pbuh opposing the compilation or its content. Even Ali ibn Abi Ṭalib, often misrepresented in weak or fabricated reports, never objected to the compiled Qur’an. Classical scholars like ibn Hajar, Al Suyuti etc. confirm that consensus) was formed around the compilation of the Qur’an regarding its accuracy and authenticity. TenQ:Do you forget the hadith of Buhari you have severally quoted about the four to learn the Quran from? Please who headed the compilation and standardization committees under Abu Bakr and Uthman? What evidence do you have that the other 3 were not involved in verification? Your remaining questions are tied to your rigid view of the non concise translation of Arabic to English. I had responded to this earlier. |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 9:46pm On Jun 14, 2025 |
honesttalk21:List of the best four Reciters of the Quran 1. Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, 2. Ubayy bin Ka'b, 3. Mu'adh bin Jabal, and 4. Salim the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifah List of Secretaries who collected the Quran for Mohammed 1. Ubai, 2. Mu`adh bin Jabal, 3. Abu Zaid and 4. Zaid bin Thabit The problem is that 1. You Muslims were not asked to take your Quran from Zaid bin Thabit. Were you? 2. There is no shred of evidence that Zaid bin Thabit used anyone of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, Ubayy bin Ka'b, Mu'adh bin Jabal, and Salim the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifah in his collection for Abubakar. Zaid bin Thabit was NOT one of the Reciters but a Secretary who was the only one among those who even collected the Quran for Mohammed! honesttalk21:1. Can you give me any evidence to show that Mohammed did NOT keep the collected/assembled Quran in one place? I suspect that he kept the Quran with Aisha! 2. Does it make sense that this same enemies couldn't destroy the Quran of Abubakar kept with Hafsa but they can get through to Mohammed and destroy the Quran? 3. You seem to forget that several people kept their own copy of the Quran? eg Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, Ubayy bin Ka'b and even Aisha wife of Mohammed! honesttalk21:So, Was the Qur'an of Abubakar IDENTICAL with the Qur'an COLLECTED by Mohammed? honesttalk21:Evidences that the best reciters were not part of the committee of Zaid 1. Salim the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifah died during the Battle of Yamama 2. Abdullah ibn Mas'ud had his own mushaf different from that of Zaid and he refused to give up his Quran for destruction by Abubakar (Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3104) 3. Ubayy bin Ka'b had his own mushaf different from that of Zaid by having 116 chapters (Ibn Abi Shaybah 10:528) 4. Mu’adh was in Yemen during much of Abu Bakr’s caliphate and died shortly after (Tabaqat Ibn Sa’d 3:584) So, now give me your own evidences that any of the best reciters was part of the collection of the Quran by Abubakar! |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by honesttalk21: 10:59pm On Jun 14, 2025 |
TenQ:I really ponder if your repeated arguments are sincerely for the establishment of truth or an obsession to win an argument based on irrational and primitive hatred for Islam. Now you have referenced two hadiths of Bukhari with sole goal to create division where non exists. You place emphasis on Salim may Allah be pleased with him who excellently memorized and recited the Quran. He was good at teaching the Quran without recourse to his writing ability or proficiency? Salim may Allah be pleased with him is not mentioned in any authentic source as one of the scribes of revelation. Zaid bin Thabbit may Allah be pleased with him had his strength in writing and compiling, but not public teaching. AGAIN Zaid r.a was a scribe of revelation during the Prophet’s pbuh life, He compiled the Qur’an by verifying memorized verses and matching with written materials Requiring two witnesses per verse That you don't have specific hadith or literature stating these four key companions collectively had clearly defined roles in compiling the Qur'an doesn’t mean they weren’t involved in this crucial process. On the contrary, it’s only reasonable to think they had a significant indirect influence, drawing on their respected positions as memorizers and teachers of the Qur'an. Zaid ibn Thabit, who was responsible for gathering the verses, took great care in comparing his remarkable memory with the written fragments and oral recitations from other companions. Additionally, while specific historical evidence showing Ubayy ibn Ka'b and Ibn Masʿūd’s direct participation in this compilation may not be readily available , it’s most likely they played an informal role in verifying and reaching consensus, given their deep understanding and experience with the text. So, the lack of clearly defined roles shouldn’t be seen as a diminishment of their impact and contributions to the transmission of the Qur'an. |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 11:56pm On Jun 14, 2025 |
honesttalk21:My objective is to show you that under scrutiny, the Standard Islamic Narrative is totally FALSE based on the evidences from Islamic Sources! honesttalk21:Salim was one of the four reciters and NOT one of the four collectors/secretaries who collected the Qur'an for Mohammed. Sahih al-Bukhari 4999 Narrated Masriq: `Abdullah bin `Amr mentioned `Abdullah bin Masud and said, "I shall ever love that man, for I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, 'Take (learn) the Qur'an from four: `Abdullah bin Masud, Salim, Mu`adh and Ubai bin Ka`b.' " He died at the Battle of Yamaha! honesttalk21:Did Mohammed ask you to take the Qur'an from Zaid Ibn Thabit? If not, why did Muslim Abubakar bypass them for Zaid? Any two of the four would have authenticated the Qur'an as per the requirements of Islam. honesttalk21:Did I not give you my reasons why they couldn't be part of Zaid's collection!? The Mushaf of both Ubayy and Ibn Masud were different from the Mushaf of Zaid AND they refused to allow Abubakar burn their Qur'an for Zaid's version. Salim died and Mu’adh was in Yemen during much of Abu Bakr’s caliphate and died shortly after. What is your own evidence? honesttalk21:So, I ask again: Was the Qur'an of Abubakar (by recitation) IDENTICAL with the Qur'an (by recitation) COLLECTED by Mohammed? |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by honesttalk21: 5:14am On Jun 15, 2025 |
TenQ:Of what use is a claimed study if it doesn't add to intelligence, understanding or true learning? While Saim’s Qur’an knowledge was honored and trusted, he was not directly involved in the Abu Bakr compilation because he was martyred early in the Battle of Yamāmah, which was itself a trigger for the compilation process. Then of what use was Prophet Muhammad pbuh having Zaid writing down the revelation when he was alive? Wasting time or having documented revelation for early Muslims to refer to and use in their memorization. Surely humans have different memorization capacities. Take you refer to was in what context. Please tell if you know and understand? You are the one trying to claim what is false where there isn't. You reference Bukhari 3810 and 4999 can you tell us which is false and why if you yourself are not a harbinger of falsehood that will never be accepted? Please tell in honesty if Salim r.a was ever known as a scribe anywhere else rest your disingenuous talk about taking from him. Salim is an oral recited not writter. You still marvel that the Quran was solely orally transmitted to the prophet pbuh. It seems unbelievable for this to be so you keep searching for ways to discredit it? Was Salim directly asked to write anything in the lifetime of prophet Muhammad pbuh? Bring proof of this. Was the death of those who had memorized the Quran at the battle of Yamamah not Yamaha bike please not what necessitated the compilation of the entire in a documented form? Salim r a led prayers and orally taught many the Quran before he died. Salim was known for his reciting and memorization prowess but was now dead. Zaid was known for his recording in writing and memorization prowess. How could Abu Bakr have bypassed them when a majority of those who were taught by them made up the verification team? Can you not reason this correctly? Differences between Ubay and Ibn Mashoods compilation were mainly due to their inclusion and removal of what they saw as supplications not the actual Quran. |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 7:27am On Jun 15, 2025*. Modified: 8:12am On Jun 15, 2025 |
honesttalk21:1. I don't know why you concentrated on Salim. He was dead anyways and thus couldn't have been part of Abubakar's collection of the Qur'an. Check again, I never said that Salim was a scribe ANYWHERE: he was one of the four from which you Muslims were supposed to take the Qur'an. 2. You asked: Then of what use was Prophet Muhammad pbuh having Zaid writing down the revelation when he was alive? I guess you should answer your question because, NOONE could locate the Qur'an COLLECTED by the four secretaries of Mohammed. 3. You said: The Differences between Ubay and Ibn Mashoods compilation were mainly due to their inclusion and removal of what they saw as supplications not the actual Quran. So, you were aware of the differences of the Qur'an of Ubayy and Ibn Masud with the Qur'an of Abubakar. And are you aware that they refused to allow Abubakar destroy their own Qur'an! Then, they were definitely NOT part of the committee. Except, you can proof with evidence that they were members of Zaid's committee. But I cannot find a single lame evidence of this. In fact, the evidence points to the fact that for the Qur'an of Abubakar, Zaid worked alone however, for the Qur'an of Uthman, Zaid had members of a committee working with him. Evidence that Zaid worked alone in the collection of Zaid's Qur'an Sahih al-Bukhari 7191 Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: Abu Bakr sent for me owing to the large number of casualties in the battle of Al-Yamama, while `Umar was sitting with him.......' I said, 'How dare I do something which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not do?' `Umar said, By Allah, it is something beneficial.' `Umar kept on pressing me for that till Allah opened my chest for that for which He had opened the chest of `Umar and I had in that matter, the same opinion as `Umar had." Abu Bakr then said to me (Zaid), "You are a wise young man and we do not have any suspicion about you, and you used to write the Divine Inspiration for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). So you should search for the fragmentary scripts of the Qur'an and collect it (in one Book)." Zaid further said: ..... Zaid added: So he (Abu Bakr) kept on pressing me for that until Allah opened my chest for that for which He had opened the chests of Abu Bakr and `Umar, and I had in that matter, the same opinion as theirs. So I started compiling the Qur'an by collecting it from the leafless stalks of the date-palm tree and from the pieces of leather and hides and from the stones, and from the chests of men (who had memorized the Qur'an). I found the last verses of Sirat-at-Tauba: ("Verily there has come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves--' (9.128-129) ) from Khuza`ima or Abi Khuza`ima and I added to it the rest of the Sura. The manuscripts of the Qur'an remained with Abu Bakr till Allah took him unto Him. Then it remained with `Umar till Allah took him unto Him, and then with Hafsa bint `Umar. The whole collection drama was between Abubakar, Umar and Zaid. By Uthmans time however, they had a team or committee! I ask this question again! Knowing that a tremendous amount of scholarship was given by Zaid in the collection of Abubakar's Qur'an, Was the Qur'an of Abubakar (by recitation) IDENTICAL with the Qur'an (by recitation) COLLECTED by Mohammed? |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 7:50am On Jun 15, 2025 |
Dear Mr JimRohn and Mr honesttalk21 I have two hadiths for you: Remember, we are scrutinising the claim of perfect preservation of the Qur'an AND the first evidence I browse that the Qur'an of Mohammed was LOST 1. Sahih al-Bukhari 5004 Narrated Anas bin Malik: When the Prophet (ﷺ) died, none had collected the Qur'an but four persons;: Abu Ad-Darda'. Mu`adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid. We were the inheritor (of Abu Zaid) as he had no offspring. What does the phrase underlined mean in the light of collection of the Qur'an: couldn't mean that these four had their own written Qur'an? 2. Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3954 Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: "We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) collecting the Qur'an on pieces of cloth, so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Tuba is for Ash-Sham.' So we said: 'Why is that O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'Because the angels of Ar-Rahman spread their wings over it.'" It seems that the method by which these collectors of the Qur'an did their job was by writing the collected Qur'an on pieces of cloth: Can you tell us why Zaid never mentioned clothes as part of the medium from which they collected the Qur'an from? They mentioned, leafless stalks of the date-palm tree and from the pieces of leather and hides and from the stones, and from the chests of men |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by honesttalk21: 10:27am On Jun 15, 2025 |
TenQ:Oh! I now concentrated on him when you made serious reference to it not being taken from him ? TenQ:Do you not have Salim in your response? Why include him obviously because you didn't consider he was dead at that time but forget yourself too often. Ibn Mas'ud was most likely not in Madinah at the time as some reports place him in Iraq around the time. However, his personal codex not likely in written form was widely known and respected, and would have served as a reference. Ubayy ibn Kab recognised among the top Qur’anic authorities was one of the Prophet’s scribes and reciters. He was not formally recognised as a committee member, he surely will have been consulted both directly and indirectly. His compilation included supplications not agreed to be part of the Quran for failing to meet the thorough requirements in the compilation. Muʿadh ibn Jabal known more for his juristic and Qur’anic knowledge, particularly in Yemen was not physically present in Madinah when the compilation began as he was a governor in Yemen. Now you make reference to a complete mushaf of the Quran that Aisha ra wasn't aware of and didn't mention to her father Abu Bakr? Really now? What lengths will you go to to spew untruths? If there was a single all encompassing Mushaf why then were all bits of written Quran sought out on different writing material? Don't ignore the recheck among those who had memorized those parts of the Quran? How futile and false your argument prepositions? For the rest of your post did Zaid depend on solely the memory of the memorizers or had to have written back up? He wasn't the sole scribe and surely could not have found all written bits by himself without people working with him? Were Abu Bakr and Umar not well versed in the Quran too? Neither Ubayy ibn Kaʿb, Abdullah ibn Masʿud, nor ʿAli ibn Abi Ṭalib rejected the compilation done by Zaid? It was also not rejected by the larger public. |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by JimRohn: 10:49am On Jun 15, 2025 |
TenQ:Your repeated comments reflect a pattern of provocation, relying on inflammatory rhetoric and intentional misrepresentation of facts. Such an approach undermines the spirit of honest and respectful interfaith dialogue. For this reason, I have chosen to disengage from further responses to your remarks until a more sincere and constructive tone is adopted. |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 12:13pm On Jun 15, 2025*. Modified: 12:34pm On Jun 15, 2025 |
JimRohn:Fleeing from scrutiny!? Just tell me that you were overwhelmed by EVIDENCES contrary to your Standard Islamic Narrative! LOL! No problem; Islam CANNOT withstand scrutiny because like in a court of Law, things based on lies scatters with provided EVIDENCES and Questions which reveals LIES repeated over and over again! By the way, I haven't even gone beyond my FIRST CLAIM that the Qur'an of Mohammed somehow magically disappeared Too bad: You are AFRAID that I will use your Islamic Literatures to puncture holes in the Standard Islamic Narrative! And this is just the first point out of many! SMH! You probably were not told that the Qur'an was collected in the lifetime of your prophet! I am waiting if you feel that I speak unjustified claims! So, I ask again: Was the Qur'an of Abubakar (by recitation) IDENTICAL with the Qur'an (by recitation) COLLECTED by Mohammed? |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 2:21pm On Jun 15, 2025 |
honesttalk21:Reference not taken from HIM or references not taken from THEM? See how Muslims tell lies to justify Islam? honesttalk21:You forgot so soon that I was the one who told you about the whereabouts of Salim and Ibn Mas'ud? LOL! Did you even know that the Quran was collected during the lifetime of Prophet Mohammed? Did you even know that there was a difference between the four reciters and the four secretaries who collected the Quran for Mohammed? You could have given an excuse for Salim who was dead at that time BUT There exist no conject excuse you can provide for Ubayy, Ibn Mas'ud and Mu'adh bin Jabal as they were all alive at the time Unfortunately, Zaid worked alone in the collection of Abubakar's Quran! honesttalk21:You too have woken up and now confirmed that none of the FOUR best reciters recommended by Mohammed did not participate in the collection of the Quran of Abubakar. Any two of them according to the law of witness in Islam would have been sufficient. honesttalk21:Ubayy couldn't have accepted the compilation of Abubakar because much of what he recited was left out of the Quran. Sahih al-Bukhari 5005 Narrated Ibn `Abbas: `Umar said, Ubai was the best of us in the recitation (of the Qur'an) yet we leave some of what he recites.' Ubai says, 'I have taken it from the mouth of Allah's Messenger and will not leave for anything whatever." But Allah said "None of Our Revelations do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten but We substitute something better or similar." Quran 2.106 1. Is it UNTRUE that even though, Ubayy was the BEST of the four reciters recommended by Mohammed yet MUCH of what he recited was EDITED out of the Quran of Abubakar!? So, I ask again: 2. Was the Qur'an of Abubakar (by recitation) IDENTICAL with the Qur'an (by recitation) COLLECTED by Mohammed? |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by honesttalk21: 3:13pm On Jun 15, 2025 |
TenQ:Is there some coherence or cognitive dissonance problem somewhere that has missed appropriate attention? It's shameful you first have a problem with prophet Muhammad pbuh a descendant of Abraham not from the Israelite line then now feign a problem with Zaid being the head of the compilation and standardization team? You don't know that under Abu Bakr, Zayd ibn Thabit was the sole named compiler,with ʿUmar and Abu Bakr supervising and many companions verifying. that others were not named is your problem. That others were not named is your problem? Can you please for the sake of similar scrutiny all the people that partook in the first and second council of Nicea meetings that directed the course of Christianity? Under Uthman, a full committee of four is clearly documented in authentic hadith. Where did any of these people raise concerns about the compilation under Abu Bakr? No early companion, whether of the Quraysh, the Ansar, or major Qur’an reciter criticized or pointed out any flaws in the compilation ordered by Abu Bakr ra. Please what qualifies you to question when you lack depth of understanding the actual arabic the Quran and hadith narratives were written in. Sadly your colonialists who taught you English have boxed you in too tight for independent thinking outside the limits of some definition. Then you misunderstand that the core of Quran preservation stems from oral reading, memorization and application of what is said in the Quran verses. Ibn Mas'ud says when one of us learned ten verses, he did not go beyond them until he knew their meanings and acted upon them.” Reported in Tafsir al‑Tabari 1:80; graded ṣaḥīḥ by Shaykh Aḥmad Shākir. Please tell people that used Ubai's Quran in their prayers or you forgot to research that? Was there no consensus involving Ubai himself on what were in his Mushaf? Ubay maintained his memorization out of loyalty to what he heard but did not continue to use what was not standardised in public prayer. Perhaps you should share what you have of Ubai's Mushaf to now be scrutinised to ascertain its true placement in the Quran. This will help you get understanding and closure as to why these were not part of the standard Quran. |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 3:19pm On Jun 15, 2025 |
honesttalk21:Knowing that a lot of scholarship went into the collection of the Qur'an by Abubakar, Zaid, Umar etc. 1. Why was it that MUCH of what Ubayy recited was left out of the Qur'an? Sahih al-Bukhari 5005 Narrated Ibn `Abbas: `Umar said, Ubai was the best of us in the recitation (of the Qur'an) yet we leave some of what he recites.' Ubai says, 'I have taken it from the mouth of Allah's Messenger and will not leave for anything whatever." But Allah said "None of Our Revelations do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten but We substitute something better or similar." Quran 2.106 So, I ask again: 2. Was the Qur'an of Abubakar (by recitation) IDENTICAL with the Qur'an (by recitation) COLLECTED by Mohammed? |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by honesttalk21: 3:27pm On Jun 15, 2025 |
TenQ:You will stop repeating or rephrasing your questions and seek out the answers yourself eventually. Does Quran 2:106 not answer you? You have been answered your second question before and are not blind to read it. However the onus is on you to show a mushaf of the Quran compiled by prophet Muhammad pbuh in one unit existed. |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 4:40pm On Jun 15, 2025 |
honesttalk21:It is you Muslims who says that the Quran is perfectly preserved word for word, letter for letter from Mohammed till now. One way of verifying this is by asking the Question: Was the Qur'an of Abubakar (by recitation) IDENTICAL with the Qur'an (by recitation) COLLECTED by Mohammed? If it is identical, then it becomes a major huddle crossed in verifying Muslim claims. Islam hates scrutiny because a lot of what they claim is made-up! |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by honesttalk21: 6:31pm On Jun 15, 2025 |
TenQ:Ehya, a lot of uninformed, misinformed mumbo jumbo? What is the Quran? A recitation or printed book? Sorry its not the initial Torah handed down to Moses pbuh. The root of the principle of the preservation of the Qur'an is not the written Mushaf, but rather oral transmission (hifz). Do go figure and figure well. I imagine this is your end post as your imaginary all compassing Quran you claim of prophet Muhammad pbuh never existed anywhere so you can never provide any proof of it. Fable rouser |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 6:48pm On Jun 15, 2025 |
honesttalk21:I knew that you would want to twist it by claiming that the Qur'an is a recitation. Check my question again: Was the Qur'an of Abubakar (by recitation) IDENTICAL with the Qur'an (by recitation) COLLECTED by Mohammed? Let's say I know you Muslims better than you know yourselves! Answer my Question Bro! |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by honesttalk21: 7:18pm On Jun 15, 2025*. Modified: 7:36pm On Jun 15, 2025 |
TenQ:Hard of seeing, hard of reading or stock in reasoning. You have been already answered before. In any case your last submission is taken as your submission to the truth of the Quran's preservation. I hope it benefits you. |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 7:51pm On Jun 15, 2025 |
honesttalk21:What is so difficult with answering a direct question about the word for word, dot for dot preservation of the Qur'an? My question again: Was the Qur'an of Abubakar (by recitation) IDENTICAL with the Qur'an (by recitation) COLLECTED by Mohammed? |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 8:35pm On Jun 15, 2025 |
Mr JimRohn and Mr CreativeOrbit A simple question for you sir! My question again: Was the Qur'an of Abubakar (by recitation) IDENTICAL with the Qur'an (by recitation) COLLECTED by Mohammed? |
| Re: JimRohn Say That The Qur'an Is Perfectly Preserved But This Is Completely False by TenQ(op): 7:09am On Jun 16, 2025 |
When you grill Muslims with facts, they pick race like cowards unfortunately, rather than face the TRUTH they wrap the LIES of their Scholars more tightly around themselves. The Slogan of Muslims is: Don't confuse me with the TRUTH because I have already made up my Mind! The Truth sets free |
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