Islamic Prophecies: Preservation of the Quran
[edit] Rebuttal
This claim of "fulfilled prophecy" is almost laughable! There is absolutely no evidence that the Quran is exactly the way it was when Muhammad revealed it roughly 1450 years ago. When it was revealed, Muhammad's companions memorized parts of it, and wrote other parts down on leaves, animal bones and other things. The Quran was not compiled within Muhammad's time, so there wasn't even a standardized text in existence with which we can compare. All we have is the faulty human memory (for recitations) to show us that the Quran remained as one uniform "book" up until the time of Uthman. Uthman, of course collected all Quranic fragments/writings/recitations together; those that he had access to, and decided what the "official version" of the Quran should be. He sent a copy of this "new" Quran off to each Town and ordered that all deviating copies be burnt.
How do we know that he did not add/subtract from the text? What were the differences in the Quran that required the "official version" to be established?
This event of course doesn't include the Missing Verses/sections of the Quran, such as the Verses of Rajm.
[edit] Conclusion
We only have Muslim's continual insistence that the Quran is "intact, uncorrupt and Unaltered" as evidence that the Quran is exactly as it was when Muhammad revealed it. However, what little evidence we have, actually points to the fact that the Quran is not exactly the same as Muhammad revealed it. It is plausible that the Quran has remained unaltered, but if Muslim's cannot prove it (beyond all doubt) then they cannot claim this as "fulfilled Prophecy."
[edit] External Links
Muslim websites:
- Al Islam's "Fulfilled prophecies of the holy Quran"
- MiraclesOfTheQuran.com
- "Hidden prophecies of the Quran"
- Quran miracles
