Shia view of the Qur'an

:"This is a sub-article to Shī‘a Islam and the Qur'anThe Shī‘a view of the Qur'an has some differences from the Sunni view but it must be noted that the "text" of the Qur'an is exactly identical.

History

The Shī‘a use the same Qur'ān as Sunni Muslims and also agree it was collected during Uthman's Caliphate.

Tafsīr

The Shī‘a "tafsīr" on several verses are different from the traditional Sunni view either through a totally different interpretation or by giving the same interpretation, but giving that interpretation a larger impact on their jurisprudence.

33:33

Hadith of The Cloak

4:24

4:24, or an-Nisa, 24, also called as "the verse of Mut‘ah", is the Qur'ānic verse the Shī‘a use to prove the legality of temporary marriages istr|Nikah Mut'ah.

5:55

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Misconceptions

There are some common misconceptions and accusations about the Shī‘a.

While Sunnis and the Shī‘a accept the same text of the Qur'ān, some claim that Shī‘a dispute the current version: i.e. that they add two additional "sūratayn", an-Nūrayn and al-Wilāya. [ [http://bahai-library.org/personal/jw/my.papers/quran.html#RTFToC10 The Shi'i Qur'an: an Examination of Western Scholarship by Jonah Winters] ]

This accusation of "tahrīf" "tampering" is antithetical to scholars and is considered polemical. [ [http://www.al-shia.com/html/eng/books/quran/the-issue-of-tahrif-in-the-holy-qur'an/the-issue-of-tahrif-in-the-holy-qur'an.htm Tahríf refers to tampering with the letters or words of the verses of the Holy Qur'án, changing them from the original revealed form ] ] [ [http://www.al-shia.com/html/eng/quran/article/tahrif-qur'an/tahrif-qur'an.htm Tahrif al-Qur'an ] ] The above "sūratayn" are considered forgeries and do not appear in published Qur'ans. Shī‘a Muslims consider the accusation that they are using a different Qur'an as one of the misconceptions about the Shi'a. The Shī‘a recite the Qur’an according to the Qira’t of Hafs on authority of ‘Asim, which is the prevalent Qira’t in the Islamic world. [ [http://www.geocities.com/noorullahwebsite/shiites.html Is the Qur’an Corrupted? Shi’ites’ View] ]

Some accused Shī‘a of alleging that Fatimah had her own Mus'haf (Qur'an), the Mushaf of Fatimah, who was three times larger than the current Qur'an. Again, Shī‘a reject this as a missrepresentation of facts aimed at misscrediting the Shī‘a.

ee also

*List of Shi'a books

References