A/N- Please check the vidoes ive attached with each chapter as well, especially the one for this part.

Orientalist Claim that the Qur’an is altered – The Refutation:

In the west, when you want to preserve a document, it is historically preserved in 2 ways:

- Written Archive (write it down.
- Oral Tradition (you memorize it, someone else memorizes it, and you make others memorize it and pass it on through memorization.)

According to western and logical standards, which one is safer? Archive.

Although both have room for criticisms.

Oral preservation has a potential flaw, i.e. Refer to Chinese whispers. I.e. If I whisper Abdullah punched Kareem, after ten people pass the statement onto each other, there may be distortions. The final result may be, Abdullah pushed Kareem and burnt his house down. (words have been added gradually due to misunderstandings or even intentionally).

Written Archives which were handwritten can also have flaws. If one person writes a document – in the past by hand – he might make a mistake. This book is passed onto another who will write the same mistake down, and might even misread a word and write a wrong word. Again, another error.

In the West – they pride themselves over written traditions.

So they come to the opinion that the Qur’an can only be preserved through the written method for it to be legitimate.

But is that really true?

The Qur’an was learnt by the companions of Allah’s Messenger.

They taught it to their students (the Tabi’een – the followers). They taught it to their students (atba’ at-Tabi’een). And they taught it to the later generations (the Khalaf).

Now, if this method was not reliable, there would be errors and differences in recitation – just like the example given of Abdullah and Kareem above.

However, this did not happen. Everyone throughout history have united upon authentic Recitals of the Qur’an, and if anyone did err – they would be corrected immediately. If any copies were written incorrectly, they may even be placed deep in the ground or be burnt so people don’t get confused about them. The real authentic recital copies would remain.

So if we get 4 Muslim children today from around the Earth; a Chinese, an English, a Bangladeshi and a Mexican. They might not speak the same languages, but they will recite the same Qur’an, so if one makes a mistake in recital – the other will be able to correct him.

This is proof that all Muslims have the same authentic Qur’an without dispute.

This is fact – the Qur’an is primarily preserved by Allah making it easy to remember.

No document in human history which was predominantly preserved through memorization.

Memorization which is supposed to cause variation, instead – created unity of different colors, cultures and civilizations for centuries, and a over a millenia.

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

And We have certainly made the Qur’an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember? [Qamar 54:17]

If they say the Qur’an is not preserved except because of book form.

Let’s challenge them to place all the mus-hafs (copies of the Qur’an) in a vault. And just in our Muslim localities alone – we will be able to compile the Qur’an again, letter for letter.

this cannot be done with the Bible or even the constitutions of the country.

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ

Verily We: It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Quran) and surely, We will guard it (from corruption). [Hijr 15:9]

There were attempts to produce a copy of the Qur’an, removing the ‘politically incorrect’ surahs. It was called al Furqan.

Alot of Muslims got angry.

Allah says;

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ

Verily We: It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Quran) and surely, We will guard it (from corruption). [Hijr 15:9]

This has emphases from Allah that He will preserve His Book (a blessing which other nations before us did not have.)

The only way to get rid of the Qur’an is to get rid and destroy ALL the Muslims as a whole, and Allah’s Messenger has promised in the ahadith that this will not occur.

In Biblical studies, Most Bible scholars no longer believe the Bible is historically accurate.

See the interview with Professor Gerald Jerks on TheDeenShow.com

Normally texts die out as time goes ahead, however – the Qur’an becomes even more powerful and influential as time goes ahead.

You cannot get rid of this message, even if you tried.

In the beginning of the message, Allah’s Messenger would recite the Qur’an quickly on his tongue out of fear that he might forget it. Allah told him that He would preserve it in his heart;

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْآنَهُ

It is upon Us to gather and preserve it [the Qur'an].
[Qiyamah 75:17]

These are the gifts Allah has given him.

After ALL these gifts, how is he supposed to thank Allah?

How is he supposed to pay this?

So Allah says;

fa sallee – so pray.

the first sign of gratefulness to Allah is prayer.

waNhar – and sacrifice.

Prayer and sacrifice are the legacy of Ibraheem.

شَاكِرًا لِّأَنْعُمِهِ ۚ اجْتَبَاهُ وَهَدَاهُ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

(He [Ibraheem] was) thankful for His (Allah’s) Graces. He (Allah) chose him (as an intimate friend) and guided him to a Straight Path
[an-Nahl 16:121]

The prayer is a gift from Allah and a great sign of your gratefulness to Him for ALL His favours on you. That is why it will be the first thing to be asked about on Judgment Day.

The Prophet was insulted by the disbelievers.

This surah is a lesson for the caller to Islam (da’ee) – that no matter how hard the bad times might be, look at the great reward Allah will give you.

- Allah as a gift – mentions the good first, and then the evil. The enemy is mentioned at the end.

The words the disbelievers said were very painful to Allah’s Messenger. He was called insane (majnoon), magician (sahir), liar (sahirun kadhdhaab).

Allah’s Messenger had two sons from Khadijah; Qasim passed away, and he only had one son left – Abdullah. But Abdullah also passes away in his childhood.

The first person to find out about this is the neighbour of Allah’s Messenger, his uncle Abu Lahab – the one who opposed Allah’s Messenger severely.

When Abu Lahab found out about this, so Abu Lahab came out of his house dancing and celebrating, saying “Batara Muhammadun” – Muhammad has been cut off – your lineage has been cut off. Since if you have no sons, your name does not live on.

Think of the evil of Abu Lahab; his own nephew from his own tribe has – a child who has died, yet Abu Lahab is celebrating and dancing.

This is so painful to Allah’s Messenger – that when Allah reveals aayaat about this, He does not even repeat what Abu Lahab and the polytheists said.

Allah does not mention what they said out of sensitivity for His Messenger’s feelings.

He just said; inna shaani’aka huwa al abtar. – surely your enemy (shaani’ak) is the one who is cut off (abtar).

This shows the love of Allah for His Messenger.

When you lose a child – you have a feeling of overwhelming loss.

But Allah is telling His Messenger that surely Allah has given you alot of good.

But how are we supposed to deal with painful loss? Allah tells;

To remember that Allah has given you alot, and then to pray to your Master (sallee li Rabbika).

The middle ayah in this surah is salaah (the prayer). It comments on being thankful to Allah for Him giving alot (ayah 1), and it also comments on how to stay patient in times of grief from the enemies (ayah 3).

The children of Allah’s Messenger:

Ibn Abbas said: the oldest child of Allah’s Messenger is Qasim, Zaynab, Abdullah, Umm Kulthum, then Ruqayyah. (all from mother Khadijah).

Then Ibraheem (from Mariyyah al Qibtiyyah)

All the 3 sons died at a young age.

Abu Ayyub al Ansari said: When Ibraheem (the son of Prophet Muhammad) died, the polytheists went running to each other and said this Saabi’ (one who cannot have children anymore/cannot have any following in his legacy).

so they were celebrating in that.

The stronger view suggests it was Ibraheem.