{"id":12321,"date":"2018-07-23T07:06:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T05:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=12321"},"modified":"2020-01-20T15:50:06","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T13:50:06","slug":"the-distinguishing-characteristic-of-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=12321","title":{"rendered":"The Difference between the Ahl-us-Sunnah wal-Jamaa\u2018ah and the Shias Regarding the Qur’aan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The distinguishing characteristic of Islam, compared to all other religions of the past, is the aspect of authenticity and reliability. Every detail of Islam has been accurately and precisely preserved from the very inception of wahi (revelation) up to this day.<\/p>\n

Fourteen centuries have passed, yet the Holy Qur\u2019aan has remained to this day in its original form without the minutest alteration. Let alone a verse of the Qur\u2019aan Majeed, not even a single letter has been distorted or changed. Furthermore, its preservation is not limited to the scrolls and pages; instead it is securely safeguarded in the recesses of the hearts of even little children of this ummah, and this preservation will remain until Qiyaamah.<\/p>\n

How could it not be so, when Allah Ta\u2018ala Himself has taken the divine onus and responsibility of protecting and preserving the Shari\u2018ah of Islam till the end of time? Allah Ta\u2018ala states:<\/p>\n

\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u0627 \u0646\u064e\u062d\u0646\u064f \u0646\u064e\u0632\u0651\u064e\u0644\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u0650\u0651\u0643\u0631\u064e \u0648\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u0627 \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0644\u064e\u062d\u0640\u0670\u0641\u0650\u0638\u0648\u0646\u064e<\/p>\n

Indeed We are the Ones who have sent down the Zikr (the Qur\u2019aan Majeed), and We will surely protect it. (Surah Hijr v. 9) <\/em><\/p>\n

If any person has to state that the Qur\u2019aan Majeed is not perfectly preserved in its original form, he will be indirectly accusing Allah Ta\u2018ala of failing to fulfill His promise of preserving the Qur\u2019aan Majeed.<\/p>\n

It is for this reason that the Ahl-us-Sunnah wal-Jamaa\u2018ah firmly hold the belief that the Qur\u2019aan Majeed has been perfectly preserved in its original form.<\/p>\n

As for the Shias, it is their belief that the Qur\u2019aan Majeed is not authentic and that a portion of the Qur\u2019aan Majeed has been lost. They believe that the correct and authentic Qur\u2019aan is with the Mahdi (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) who will bring it when he appears.<\/p>\n

This can be clearly seen in the two extracts below. These extracts are from the book Al-Kaafi written by the Shia scholar Kulaini. This book is regarded as one of the four main books of Hadith according to the Shias.<\/p>\n

\u0639\u0646 \u062c\u0627\u0628\u0631 \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0633\u0645\u0639\u062a \u0623\u0628\u0627 \u062c\u0639\u0641\u0631 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u064a\u0642\u0648\u0644 \u0645\u0627 \u0627\u062f\u0639\u0649 \u0623\u062d\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633 \u0623\u0646\u0647 \u062c\u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u0622\u0646 \u0643\u0644\u0647 \u0643\u0645\u0627 \u0623\u0646\u0632\u0644 \u0625\u0644\u0627 \u0643\u0630\u0627\u0628 \u0648\u0645\u0627 \u062c\u0645\u0639\u0647 \u0648\u062d\u0641\u0638\u0647 \u0643\u0645\u0627 \u0646\u0632\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u062a\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0649 \u0625\u0644\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u064a \u0628\u0646 \u0623\u0628\u064a \u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0626\u0645\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0628\u0639\u062f\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 (\u0623\u0635\u0648\u0644 \u0643\u0627\u0641\u064a \u2013 \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u062c 1\/228)<\/p>\n

Jaabir reported that he heard Imam Baaqir saying, \u201cNo one can claim that he has compiled the entire Qur\u2019aan as it was revealed by Allah except a liar. The only person to compile it and memorise it as it was revealed by Allah Ta\u2018ala was Hazrat Ali bin Abi Taalib (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) and the Imams (of the Shias) who succeeded him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0631\u062c\u0644 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0623\u0628\u064a \u0639\u0628\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0648\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0623\u0633\u062a\u0645\u0639 \u062d\u0631\u0648\u0641\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u0622\u0646 \u0644\u064a\u0633 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u0627 \u064a\u0642\u0631\u0624\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633 \u0641\u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0623\u0628\u0648 \u0639\u0628\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0643\u0641 \u0639\u0646 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u0622\u0646 \u0627\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0643\u0645\u0627 \u064a\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633 \u062d\u062a\u0649 \u064a\u0642\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0626\u0645 \u0641\u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0642\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0626\u0645 \u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0632 \u0648\u062c\u0644 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062d\u062f\u0647 \u0648\u0623\u062e\u0631\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062d\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0643\u062a\u0628\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 (\u0623\u0635\u0648\u0644 \u0643\u0627\u0641\u064a 2\/632)<\/p>\n

A man said that someone was reciting the Qur\u2019aan in the company of Imam Ja\u2019far. The narrator said that he heard certain verses in the recitation which were not according to the recitation of the people. Imam Ja\u2019far told the person reciting, \u201cDo not recite like this. Recite as the people recite until the (promised) Mahdi arrives. When the Mahdi arrives, he will recite the Qur\u2019aan according to its original revelation and he will produce the original Qur\u2019aan compiled by Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu).\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Ahl-us-Sunnah wal-Jamaa\u2018ah firmly hold the belief that the Qur\u2019aan Majeed has been perfectly preserved in its original form. If one has to hold the belief that the Qur\u2019aan Majeed is not authentic and that a portion of the Qur\u2019aan Majeed has been lost, as is the belief of the Shias, he will leave the fold of Islam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The distinguishing characteristic of Islam, compared to all other religions of the past, is the aspect of authenticity and reliability. Every detail of Islam has been accurately and precisely preserved from the very inception of wahi (revelation) up to this day. Fourteen centuries have passed, yet the Holy Qur\u2019aan has remained to this day in …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12322,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[348],"tags":[7,463],"class_list":["post-12321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-shiism","tag-quran","tag-shiism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12321"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12328,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12321\/revisions\/12328"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}