Certain narratives recorded in both Sunnī and Shiite sources report that right after the death of the Prophet (sws), ‘Alī (rta) collected the Qur’ān. Both the Sunnī and Shiite accounts of this collection differ significantly.
In this article, we will examine these narratives from both these sources.
II Representative Texts: Sunnī Sources Four people report these narratives: i. ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (rta) ii. Al-Yamān iii. ‘Ikramah mawlā Ibn ‘Abbās (rta) iv. Muhammad ibn Sīrīn Following are the detai...
II Representative Texts: Sunnī Sources Four people report these narratives: i. ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (rta) ii. Al-Yamān iii. ‘Ikramah mawlā Ibn ‘Abbās (rta) iv. Muhammad ibn Sīrīn Following are the detai...
IV Analysis of Existing Interpretations and Narratives A. Analysis of the Matn An analysis of the opinion of the scholars shows that their comments are not available on all the four representative nar...
