نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسنده English
The question of the Qur’an’s incorruptibility (taḥrīf‑napadhīrī) constitutes one of the longstanding discussions in Islamic scholarship, and Qur’anic scholars have addressed it based on their respective interpretive principles and methodological foundations. This article examines, through a descriptive–analytical and comparative approach based on library research, the views of ʿAllāmah Ḥasan‑zādeh Āmolī and Āyatollāh Maʿrifat regarding the alleged distortion of the Qur’an. The findings indicate that both scholars firmly affirm the absence of any distortion in the divine text and have authored works aimed at explaining the preservation of the Qur’an and responding to doubts concerning its alteration. Despite this shared position on the fundamental principle, certain differences appear in their detailed arguments. ʿAllāmah Ḥasan‑zādeh, in explaining the absence of distortion, refers to the process of the Qur’an’s compilation during the lifetime of the Prophet Muḥammad (PBUH) and maintains that the arrangement of both verses and sūrahs is tawqīfī—that is, divinely determined and carried out under the Prophet’s instruction—which he regards as evidence for the impossibility of distortion. He also maintains that the variations in recitation that emerged after the Prophet’s passing do not indicate distortion and considers the seven canonical readings acceptable except in rare anomalous cases. In contrast, Āyatollāh Maʿrifat holds that the compilation of the Qur’an took place after the Prophet’s demise; however, he likewise regards the arrangement of verses as tawqīfī, while maintaining that the arrangement of sūrahs resulted from the ijtihād of the Companions. Moreover, he considers only the widely transmitted recitation among Muslims—namely the recitation of ʿĀṣim as transmitted by Ḥafṣ—to be mutawātir, rejecting the mutawātir status of other readings. Accordingly, he regards the mutawātir transmission of this recitation as one of the key arguments for refuting claims of distortion in the Qur’an.
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