![]() ![]() In this Mosque, the system of salat is preserved. The believers are ordered to take their ‘Mussala’ from the place of Ibrahim in Masjid Ul Haram (2:125). The place of ‘Ibrahim’ is fixed at Masjid ul Haram (22:26). We know from Al-Quran, that Allah has placed His signs’ at Masid Ul Haram and ordered believers to align themselves towards of Masjid ul Haram (2:150). In order to know which one is it, we need guidance from Al-Quran. However only one reading/ recitation of Al-Quran is the intended one by God which is persevered in the world for those who seek it. The Warsh recitation is adopted by 3% of the Muslim world (mostly in North Africa) and then remaining 2% subscribing to lesser known recitations. ‘Hafs’ recitation is the most widely adopted recitation in the Muslim world with about 95% of Muslims adhering to it. They have minor differences with each other which varies from changes in words, harakas and numbering of ayahs, although no difference in the spirt of the message conveyed. The two most popularly known versions are called ‘Hafs’ and ‘Warsh’. We find that there are different recitations of Al-Quran in exitance today, although the differences in them are minor in nature. In fact the written individual copies of Al-Quran, or individual recitations, may contain dissimilarities with other copies. So, Allah will preserve the remembrance/admonition, that He has revealed, and not the paper forms which people have copied. However, Allah has clarified in Quran that the paper form is made by people not by Him. ![]() This statement in Quran lead some people to believe that the Quran in written form whether in book form or digital format, cannot have any dissimilarity with other written copies. Therefore for those who seek this message, it will be accessible to them. This means that the message of Allah which He has sent to mankind is preserved by divine means. ![]() Indeed, We have sent down the Remembrance and indeed we are the guardians for it.Īl-Quran confirms that ‘Az-Zikr’ (The remembrance/admonition) is revealed by Allah and He is the one who protects it. Another attribute in Arabic of Al-Quran is ‘Az-Zikr’ which means ‘The Remembrance’ or ‘The Admonition’. General public sometimes use the word ‘Quran’ interchangeably for the written book form, which is technically not correct. Generally a copy of Quran in paper form is called a ‘Mus-haf’ while Al-Quran does not use the word ‘Mushaf’ itself. When the message of Allah is read, it is ‘Al-Quran’. The 2nd statement is based on a hadith with not much details about what ‘ahruf’ means and not all scholars agreeing on the extent of differences in ‘ahruf’ and recitations.īefore we delve deeper into this topic, please understand that the word ‘Al-Quran’ means ‘The Reading’. Another prevalent concept is that Al-Quran was revealed in seven different ‘ahruf’ and 10 different recitations. ![]() We will review few frequently asked question such as how and where, is the message of Allah preserved? In which form is this message sent to mankind? Can there be different versions of this message?Ī popular notion is that the message of Allah is in ‘book’ form and the book is preserved by Allah, letter by letter and dot by dot in all versions of this book existing in the world. This post is about the preservation of the message of Allah to mankind. ![]()
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