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[Quranic Reflection]: Quranic manuscripts from 1400 years
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RE: [Quranic Reflection]: Quranic manuscripts from 1400 years
(December 22, 2019 at 5:42 pm)AtlasS33 Wrote: The Quran is an ancient book; Islam dictates that the Quran is the direct word of God, and moreover it dictates that the book was neither twisted nor changed through the years.

It's a one heavy premise, archeology though dropped its weight on the matter; so let's see how the premise fairs against it.

1) Birmingham Quran manuscript (Radiocarbon date: 568 and 645 CE)

Held in the University of Birmingham, it's a parchment on which two leaves of an early Quranic manuscript were written; now I leave you with the wikipedia link containing all the sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham...manuscript

Quote:The Birmingham Quran manuscript is a parchment on which two leaves of an early Quranic manuscript are written. In 2015 the manuscript, which is held by the University of Birmingham,[1] was radiocarbon dated to between 568 and 645 CE (in the Islamic calendar, between 56 BH and 25 AH).[2][3] It is part of the Mingana Collection of Middle Eastern manuscripts, held by the university's Cadbury Research Library.[2]

This very old Quran -which is identical to what we have today- is the ultimate proof that the premise did fair against the odds.

As a side note; this is one group of verses in it -identical to what I read now-:


Quote:The leaves preserve parts of Surahs 18 (Al-Kahf) to 20 (Taha).[4]

Quote:
Sura 20, The Quran:

https://quran.ksu.edu.sa/index.php?l=en#...rans=en_sh


( 1 )   Ta, Ha.
( 2 )   We have not sent down to you the Qur'an that you be distressed
( 3 )   But only as a reminder for those who fear [Allah] -
( 4 )   A revelation from He who created the earth and highest heavens,
( 5 )   The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.

Another note; I thank Britain and its scientific community for keeping this priceless piece of history preserved.

Quote:It was on display at the University of Birmingham in 2015 and then at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery until 5 August 2016.[5] 

Thank you.

2) Sanaa manuscript (Radiocarbon date: 578 CE and 669 CE with a 95% accuracy.[4])
Quote:The Sanaa palimpsest (also Ṣanʽā’ 1 or DAM 01-27.1) is one of the oldest Quranic manuscripts in existence.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaa_manuscript

These old fragments containing the same Quran I read today is an evidence that the premise was satisfied. The Quran we have today is the same since 1400 years.

The Koran is simply a regurgitation of the Jewish Bible and not a very imaginative one. Sort of like a Mesopotamian Book of Mormon.
God thinks it's fun to confuse primates. Larsen's God!






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RE: [Quranic Reflection]: Quranic manuscripts from 1400 years - by chimp3 - December 22, 2019 at 10:23 pm

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