420. How was the Quran safeguarded?
Verse (15:9) of the Quran says ‘We revealed the Quran and will safeguard it ourselves’. Point no;143 explains the safeguarding of the Quran.
Having misunderstood this verse of the Quran, the western world and the Christian missionaries, citing some changes in the shape of letters in the words of the Quran keep spreading the false information the Quran was not safeguarded.
They claim since it is being declared in the Quran, it will be protected and safeguarded by God himself, there ought not to be any discrepancy found in it. If writing mistakes are found it amounts to errors in the Quran. On analyzing the Quran, it is figured out that in certain pages of the Quran some words are mis-spelt. They cite these mistakes to claim the Quran was not safeguarded.
In certain words of the Quran we find unwanted long vowels being used where it is not necessary. A letter with a close proximity in pronunciation is used instead of the exact one. They cite such human errors to declare the Quran was not protected.
Verse (29:49) of the Quran clearly refutes such accusations.
It needs to be clearly understood, God did not reveal the Quran in a written text or in the form of a manuscript, if that was the case their accusation stands valid.
Or, for that matter if it was revealed in sound form and Prophet Muhammadh having recorded it in writing all by himself erroneously then the accusation stands scrutiny.
But the Quran was revealed in sound form and not in written form.
Each and every verse of the Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad who in turn would memorize it and at the same time would urge his comrades to memorize the same.
Later he asked his learned comrades to record the same in writing.
Since this was the act of humans, mistakes by them would not amount to those of the entity who revealed it.
Hence the declaration in this verse of the Quran that says ‘the Quran is safeguarded in the hearts of the learned.
For example in verse 37:68 of the Quran it is written as ‘Laa Ilal Jaheem’, whereas it should be as ‘La Ilal Jaheem’.
Though the long vowel is used instead of the short one, people all over the world continue to read it the way it is written. (with a short vowel sound). Though man made typographical errors exist in the Quran, the muslims for generations have memorized it in their hearts in the correct way as revealed initially, thus safeguarding it for centuries until the end of the world.
This is proof the Quran is safeguarded in its sound and pronunciation.
We have explained this subject in our preface under the heading ‘History of compilation of the Quran’ errors in writing.
