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==Collection of the Qur'an==
==Collection of the Qur'an==


The most trusted collection of [[hadith]] and considered the most authentic book after the Qur'an is Sahih Bukhari but Bukhari contains contradictory material around the collection and preservation of the text:  
The most trusted collection of [[hadith]] and considered the most authentic book after the Qur'an is Sahih Bukhari, yet Bukhari contains contradictory material around the collection and preservation of the text:  


{{Quote|{{Bukhari|6|61|525}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|6|61|525}}|
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==Conclusion==
==Conclusion==


The earliest found copies of the Qur'an do not have diacritical marks, and evidence points to changes made to the Uthmanic recension.<ref name=guardian>{{cite web |last=Taher |first=Abul |title=Querying the Koran |work=The Guardian |date=2000-08-08 |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4048586,00.html |}}
The earliest found copies of the Qur'an do not have diacritical marks, and evidence points to changes made to the Uthmanic recension.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web |last=Taher |first=Abul |title=Querying the Koran |work=The Guardian |date=2000-08-08 |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4048586,00.html |}}
</ref> Multiple people are said to have collected verses and surahs of the Qur'an after [[Muhammad's Death|Muhammad's death]]. Differences existed among the various versions of the Qur'an before Caliph Uthman decided to burn all the copies except one. Muhammad himself forgot Qur'anic verses according to the hadith. Some verses, like the ones for stoning, are missing from the Qur'an we have today according to the hadith tradition.  
</ref> Multiple people are said to have collected verses and surahs of the Qur'an after [[Muhammad's Death|Muhammad's death]]. Differences existed among the various versions of the Qur'an before Caliph Uthman decided to burn all the copies except one. Muhammad himself forgot Qur'anic verses according to the hadith. Some verses, like the ones for stoning, are missing from the Qur'an we have today according to the hadith tradition.  


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Text/ Textual Variants of the Qur'an] ''- [[Answering Islam]]''
*[http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Text/ Textual Variants of the Qur'an] ''- [[Answering Islam]]''


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