Shia view of the Quran
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- This is a sub-article to Shī‘a Islam and the Qur'an
The Shī‘ah view of the Qur'an has some differences from the Sunni view, but the text of the Qur'an is exactly identical.
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[edit] History
The Shī‘ah use the same Qur'an as Sunni Muslims, however they do not believe that it was first compiled by Uthman ibn Affan.[1] The Shī‘ah believe that the Qur'an was gathered and compiled by Muhammad during his lifetime.[2][3][4] This completed version of the Qur'an was kept next to the pulpit of Muhammad within the Mosque of Madinah, where scholars would come to transcribe more copies.[1]
[edit] Tafsīr
The Shī‘ah tafsīr on several verses are different from the traditional Sunni view either through a totally different interpretation or by giving the same interpretation, but giving that interpretation a larger impact on their jurisprudence.
[edit] 33:33
[edit] 4:24
4:24, or an-Nisa, 24, also called as "the verse of Mut‘ah", is the Qur'anic verse that some Shī'ites use to prove the legality of temporary marriages (Arabic: Nikah Mut'ah).
[edit] 5:55
[edit] Misconceptions
There are some common misconceptions and accusations about the Shī‘ah.
While Sunnis and the Shī‘ah accept the same text of the Qur'an, some claim that Shī‘ah dispute the current version: i.e. that they add two additional sūratayn, an-Nūrayn and al-Wilāya.[5]
This accusation of tahrīf "tampering" is antithetical to scholars and is considered polemical.[6][7] The above sūratayn are considered forgeries and do not appear in published Qur'ans. Shī‘ah Muslims consider the accusation that they are using a different Qur'an as one of the misconceptions about the Shi'a. The Shī‘ah recite the Qur'an according to the Qira’t of Hafs on authority of ‘Asim, which is the prevalent Qira’t in the Islamic world.[8]
Some accused Shī‘ah of alleging that Fatimah had her own Mus'haf (Qur'an), the Mushaf of Fatimah, which was allegedly three times larger than the current Qur'an. Again, Shī‘ahs reject this as a missrepresentation of facts aimed at misscrediting them.
[edit] According to Akhbari Shia
Akhbari Shia do not consider the current Quran to be the original text but consider it to be incomplete and consider that it has been tempered with. For details see http://www.akhbari.org/English/tq.htm .
[edit] See also
Shia Akhbari Athna Ashri do not consider the current Quran to be the original text but consider it to be incomplete and consider that it has been tampered with. For details see http://www.akhbari.org/English/tq.htm .
[edit] References
- ^ a b Shirazi, Muhammad (2004). The Qur'an made simple. 10. London,UK: Fountain Books. pp. xxiv.
- ^ Shirazi, Muhammad (2001). The Qur'an - When was it compiled?. London,UK: Fountain Books. pp. 5, 7.
- ^ Shirazi, Muhammad (2004). The Qur'an made simple. 10. London,UK: Fountain Books. pp. xxi, xxiv, xxv.
- ^ Shirazi, Muhammad (2008). The Shi'a and their Beliefs. London,UK: Fountain Books. p. 29.
- ^ The Shi'i Qur'an: an Examination of Western Scholarship by Jonah Winters
- ^ Tahríf refers to tampering with the letters or words of the verses of the Holy Qur'án, changing them from the original revealed form
- ^ Tahrif al-Qur'an
- ^ Is the Qur’an Corrupted? Shi’ites’ View
