| Book Title | Two Lost Suras Of The Quran |
| Book Author | Sean Anthony |
| Total Pages | 46 |
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| Language | English |
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Two Lost Suras of The Quran by Sean Anthony
TWO LOST SURAS OF THE QURAN
Abstract
According to the standard accounts of the codification of the Qur’an, the third caliph ‘Uthman b. ‘Affan compiled the archetypal codex (mushaf) that serves as the authoritative ancestor for all copies of the Qur’an.
‘Uthm4an’s standardized codex includes 114 Siras in total, but the caliph allegedly excluded two additional Stras that appeared in the pre-‘Uthmanic codex of Ubayy b. Ka‘b, a Companion of the Prophet much revered for his knowledge of the Quranic revelation.
This study compiles the evidence for the exclusion and existence of these two non-canonical Sutras, collates the earliest testimonies to the text of each Sira, and offers an evaluation of the two Siras’ historicity and their relationship to the early Qur’anic corpus.
Keywords Qur’an, Stira, canonization, codification, ‘Uthman b. ‘Affan, Ubayy b. Ka‘b According to the earliest accounts of the codification of Quran,’ the enterprise began at the instigation of the third caliph, ‘“Uthman b. ‘Affan (r. 23-35/644-656).
‘Uthman purportedly oversaw the project in Medina and personally appointed the members of the committee charged with enacting it.
The caliph placed at the committee’s head the Ansari Companion and scribe, Zayd b. Thabit (d. ca. 45/665), whom he provided with the personal
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