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==Tawatur in transmission of the Quran==
==Tawatur in transmission of the Quran==
Some apologists think that the Quran was perfectly preserved, because there is a tawaatur in its transmission. The point of tawaatur is that many people say the same thing, therefore it must be true, but in the case of the Quran, many people say different things. We have many versions (qira'aat) of the Arabic Quran. We have 10 "qurra" ("reciters"):
Some apologists think that the Quran was perfectly preserved, because there is a tawaatur in its transmission. The point of tawaatur is that many people say the same thing, therefore it must be true, but in the case of the Quran, many people say different things. We have many versions (qira'aat) of the Arabic Quran. We have 10 reciters (in Arabic "qurra", plural of "qari"):


*Ibn Kathir al-Makki
*Ibn Kathir al-Makki