Is the Quran of Shia and Sunni different?
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Salam Alaykum My question to you is "Does the mention of Qur`anic ayat being subjected to
abrogation-nasikh-or being mansukh-mean
it is true that ayat have been omitted from the Quran? Is the Quran used by Shi`ites any
different from the Quran used by Sunnis. Please Make sure that your answer is not very lengthy.Thanks
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Answer:
Is the Quran
of Shia and Sunni different?
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can
misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We
bear witness that there is no one (no idol,
no person, no grave, no
prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone,
and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of
His Messengers.
Your question: Does the mention of Qur`anic ayat being subjected to abrogation-nasikh-or being mansukh-mean it is true that ayat have been omitted from the Quran?
The Glorious Quran
that we have amongst us today is exactly the same that was revealed to the
Prophet Mohamed (saws). There is
absolutely no change in the Holy Quran, not even of
one alphabet! Nothing has or can be
removed from the Quran; nor has or can anything be
added to the Divine Text of the Holy Quran.
The aayahs
that have been abrogated are included in the Quran
that we have amongst us today. Nothing,
absolutely nothing has been added or removed from the Glorious Quran since its inception.
Allah Subhanah is the One Who Revealed the
Glorious Quran, and it is He Who has guaranteed to safeguard the Quran against any corruption whatsoever.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 15 Surah Al Hijr verse 9:It is We (Allah), Who
has sent down this Quran, and We will assuredly guard
it against corruption.
Your question: Is the Quran used by Shi`ites any different from the Quran used by Sunnis.
The Holy Quran which is present today amongst the believers, no matter what sect of Islam they claim to belong to… is exactly the same. There is absolutely no change in the Divine Text of the Holy Quran, whether it is used by those who call themselves Shias, or those who call themselves Sunnis!
Whatever written of Truth and
benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error
is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He
is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan