Allah (s.w.t.) has said:
Verily We are the Ones who revealed (this) Reminder, and verily We are the Ones
who will protect it. (Chapter 15:9) … And
verily it is a Book Unassailable. Falsehood shall not come from before it nor
from behind it: a revelation from the All-Wise, the Most Praised One. (Chapter
41:41-42)
Those are Allah's words which prove
that the Qur'an is a book which is protected against any additions, omissions
or alterations. All Muslims - of all times and all countries - believe that the
Qur'an which we have in this age is the same one as that which existed during
the time of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.w., and that it will remain so till the Final
Day (Qiyamah). Therefore, whoever believes otherwise is not a Muslim. As
Sheikh M. al-Khatib alleges in his book (page 4) that Shias do not believe so,
I have thought it better to begin my reply by quoting various Shia scholars who
lived during different periods. These quotations, as we shall see, will prove
Sheikh al-Khatib wrong. Thereafter, I will deal with his other allegations.
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Al-Fadhl bin Shaadhaan: He was among the great Shia scholars who lived in
the third century of Hijra. In refuting the opinions of Sunni scholars of his
time that the Qur'an had been distorted, al-Fadhl said in his book al-Iidhaah.
And
for those who, by quoting such Traditions think that the Qur'anic text (nass)
has been corrupted, they are definitely making a mistake. -
Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin 'Ali bin Baabawayh al-Qummi: This scholar is better
known as al-Shaykh al-Saduq; he died in 381H. In his book entitled al-I'tiqaadaat
he said:
Our belief is that the Qur'an which
Allah s.w.t. revealed to His Messenger, Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.w, is the same
as the one which is between the two covers and which is in the hands of the people;
no more than that…. And whoever charges us with believing in excess, has
lied.
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