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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
Throughout its history Islamic theology has suffered disagreement about the scope and definition of [[Abrogation|abrogation]] (Arabic: Naskh) of Qur'anic verses. Opinions on the number of abrogated verses have ranged from zero or five verses to hundreds. The "verse of the sword" (see below) was considered to have abrogated a large number of verses according to scholars at the upper end of the range. On this page we present lists according to two of the most important scholarly opinions: those of Al-Suyuti (d.1505 CE) and Ibn Salama (d. 1019 CE).
Throughout its history Islamic theology has suffered disagreement about the scope and definition of [[Abrogation|abrogation]] (Arabic: Naskh) of Qur'anic verses. Opinions on the number of abrogated verses have ranged from zero or five verses to hundreds. The "verse of the sword" (see below) was considered to have abrogated a large number of verses according to scholars at the upper end of the range. On this page we present lists according to two of the most important scholarly opinions: those of Al-Suyuti (d.1505 CE) and Ibn Salama (d. 1019 CE).
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Dr David Powers notes the following regarding the highs and lows of abrogation in the Qur'an.
Dr David Powers notes the following regarding the highs and lows of abrogation in the Qur'an.


{{Quote|1=Dr David Powers<ref>Powers, D.S, "The Exergetical Genre nasikh al-Qur'an", pp.122-126 in Rippen, A (ed.), "Approaches to the History of the Interpretation of the Qur'an", Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1988</ref>|2=The number of verses that are considered to have been abrogated increased dramatically between the eighth and eleventh centuries (al-Zuhri mentions 42 abrogated verses, al-Nahhas 138, and Ibn Salama, 238), at which point an upper limit seems to have been reached (Ibn ‘Ata’iqi identifies 231 abrogated verses, and al-Farsi, 248).
{{Quote|1=Dr David Powers, ''The Exergetical Genre nasikh al-Qur'an''<ref>Powers, D.S, "The Exergetical Genre nasikh al-Qur'an", pp.122-126 in Rippen, A (ed.), "Approaches to the History of the Interpretation of the Qur'an", Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1988</ref>|2=The number of verses that are considered to have been abrogated increased dramatically between the eighth and eleventh centuries (al-Zuhri mentions 42 abrogated verses, al-Nahhas 138, and Ibn Salama, 238), at which point an upper limit seems to have been reached (Ibn ‘Ata’iqi identifies 231 abrogated verses, and al-Farsi, 248).


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The 21 abrogated verses listed by Al-Suyuti (d.1515 CE) in his Al-Itqān fi 'Ulum Al-Qur'an are as follows<ref>As-Suyuti, Al-Itqan fii Ulum al-Qur'an (pp.6-9 of the chapter on Nasikh and Mansukh in the abridged English translation of Al-Itqan by Muneer Fareed)</ref>:
The 21 abrogated verses listed by Al-Suyuti (d.1515 CE) in his Al-Itqān fi 'Ulum Al-Qur'an are as follows<ref>As-Suyuti, Al-Itqan fii Ulum al-Qur'an (pp.6-9 of the chapter on Nasikh and Mansukh in the abridged English translation of Al-Itqan by Muneer Fareed)</ref>:


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! Abrogated
!Abrogated
(Mansūkh)  
(Mansūkh)  
!  
!
! Abrogator
!Abrogator
(Nāsikh)  
(Nāsikh)  
!  
!
|-
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|{{Quran|2|115}}
|{{Quran|2|115}}
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|For the present, Allah hath lightened your (task), for He knoweth that there is a weak spot in you: But (even so), if there are a hundred of you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred, and if a thousand, they will vanquish two thousand, with the leave of Allah: for Allah is with those who patiently persevere.
|For the present, Allah hath lightened your (task), for He knoweth that there is a weak spot in you: But (even so), if there are a hundred of you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred, and if a thousand, they will vanquish two thousand, with the leave of Allah: for Allah is with those who patiently persevere.
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|-
|{{Quran|9|41}}  
|{{Quran|9|41}}
|Go ye forth, (whether equipped) lightly or heavily, and strive and struggle, with your goods and your persons, in the cause of Allah. That is best for you, if ye (but) knew.
|Go ye forth, (whether equipped) lightly or heavily, and strive and struggle, with your goods and your persons, in the cause of Allah. That is best for you, if ye (but) knew.
|{{Quran|9|91}} and {{Quran|9|122}} and {{Quran|24|61}}  
|{{Quran|9|91}} and {{Quran|9|122}} and {{Quran|24|61}}
|There is no blame on those who are infirm, or ill, or who find no resources to spend (on the cause), if they are sincere (in duty) to Allah and His Messenger: no ground (of complaint) can there be against such as do right: and Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
|There is no blame on those who are infirm, or ill, or who find no resources to spend (on the cause), if they are sincere (in duty) to Allah and His Messenger: no ground (of complaint) can there be against such as do right: and Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.


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==See Also==
==See Also==


{{Hub4|Abrogation|Abrogation}}
{{Hub4|Abrogation|Abrogation}}
{{Hub4|Understanding the Qur'an|Understanding the Qur'an}}


{{Template:Translation-links-english|[[Seznam abrogací Koránu|Czech]]}}
{{Template:Translation-links-english|[[Seznam abrogací Koránu|Czech]]}}


==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/index.html#abrogation Abrogation] ''- [[Answering Islam]]''
 
*[http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/index.html#abrogation Abrogation] ''- Answering Islam''


==References==
==References==
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