A muṣḥaf (Arabic: مُصْحَفْ, pronounced [ˈmʊsˤħaf]; plural مَصَاحِفmaṣāḥif) is an Arabic word for a codex or collection of sheets, but also refers to a written copy of the Quran.[1] The chapters of the Quran, which Muslims believe was revealed during a 23-year period in Muhammad's lifetime, were written on various pieces of paper during Muhammad's era. Two decades later, these papers were assembled into one volume under the third caliph, Uthman ibn Affan, and this collection has formed the basis of all written copies of the Quran to the present day.[2]
Muṣḥaf al-Tajwīd, printed with colored letters to facilitate reading the Quran with Tajwid.
In Arabic, al-Qur’ān means 'the Recitation', and Islam states that it was recited orally by Muhammad after receiving it via the angel Gabriel. The word muṣḥaf is meant to distinguish between Muhammad's recitations and the physical, written Quran. This term does not appear in the Quran itself, though it does refer to itself as a kitāb (كِتَابٌ), or book or writings, from yaktubu (يَكْتُبُ) or to write, in many verses.[3][4]
Some Islamic scholars also use the term muṣḥaf to refer to all the revelations contained within the book itself, while using al-Qur’ān to refer to all verses revealed to Muhammad during his lifetime, including those abrogated and removed from the muṣḥaf prior to its final written form, as mentioned in some Hadith.[5] For this reason, these scholars say that there is only one possible version of the Quran, but multiple possible versions of the muṣḥaf.[6]
^Fatoohi, Louay. "Is the Mushaf a Complete Record of the Qur'an? The Controversy of Abrogation". The Abdullah Yusuf Ali Memorial Lecture 2013 - Souvenir Booklet. Islamic Book Trust. pp. 2–5.
External linksEdit
The Difference Between "Qur'an" and "Mushaf".
August 27, 2023
mushaf, muṣḥaf, arabic, pronounced, ˈmʊsˤħaf, plural, اح, maṣāḥif, arabic, word, codex, collection, sheets, also, refers, written, copy, quran, chapters, quran, which, muslims, believe, revealed, during, year, period, muhammad, lifetime, were, written, various. A muṣḥaf Arabic م ص ح ف pronounced ˈmʊsˤħaf plural م ص اح ف maṣaḥif is an Arabic word for a codex or collection of sheets but also refers to a written copy of the Quran 1 The chapters of the Quran which Muslims believe was revealed during a 23 year period in Muhammad s lifetime were written on various pieces of paper during Muhammad s era Two decades later these papers were assembled into one volume under the third caliph Uthman ibn Affan and this collection has formed the basis of all written copies of the Quran to the present day 2 Muṣḥaf al Tajwid printed with colored letters to facilitate reading the Quran with Tajwid In Arabic al Qur an means the Recitation and Islam states that it was recited orally by Muhammad after receiving it via the angel Gabriel The word muṣḥaf is meant to distinguish between Muhammad s recitations and the physical written Quran This term does not appear in the Quran itself though it does refer to itself as a kitab ك ت اب or book or writings from yaktubu ي ك ت ب or to write in many verses 3 4 Some Islamic scholars also use the term muṣḥaf to refer to all the revelations contained within the book itself while using al Qur an to refer to all verses revealed to Muhammad during his lifetime including those abrogated and removed from the muṣḥaf prior to its final written form as mentioned in some Hadith 5 For this reason these scholars say that there is only one possible version of the Quran but multiple possible versions of the muṣḥaf 6 See also EditDigital Quran Quranism Topkapi Muṣḥaf Mus haf of AliReferences Edit Wehr Hans A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic PDF 3rd ed Spoken Language Services Inc p 523 Retrieved 27 June 2018 Wheller Brannon M Prophets in the Quran An Introduction to the Quran and Muslim Exegesis Continuum Books 2002 p 5 Quran 2 2 Quran 3 3 Quran 29 48 Madigan Daniel The Qur an s Self Image Writing and Authority in Islam s Scripture Princeton University Press 2001 Sahih al Bukhari 2814 Fatoohi Louay Is the Mushaf a Complete Record of the Qur an The Controversy of Abrogation The Abdullah Yusuf Ali Memorial Lecture 2013 Souvenir Booklet Islamic Book Trust pp 2 5 External links EditThe Difference Between Qur an and Mushaf Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mushaf amp oldid 1142333216, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
