Comments on orient lists view regarding the collection of the Holy Quran

Abstract

 

The analyses of the history of collection of the Holy Qur'an, as has been done by both Muslims and Orient lists, lead them to two different perspectives. The i n v e s t i g a t i o n done by Muslim

Scholars reached to a conclusion, which verifies their belief regarding the eternal protection of Holy Qur'an. According to the Islamic faith, Muslims believe in the saying that Allah has promised the protection of the Holy Qur'an from worldly calamities by storing it in the hearts.

The O r i e n t l i s t s could not reach to the correct

Conclusion from their anaylsis. A review to their work reveals that these incorrect conclusions were due to the aims that they kept in their minds to create confusion regarding the hsitory of the collection of the Holy Qur'an. This analysis was done initially on the variant readings of the Holy Qur'an and later on the collection of the Holy Qur'an.

         In this paper, we analyse the methodology by which the  orient  lists analyse the collection of the Holy Qur'an along with the variant readings of the Holy Qur'an and discuss in brief their misunderstandings.