The Collection and Preservation of the Holy Quran

Amid all the diversity of thoughts, leanings and interpretations, Muslims are united by a single cohesive force, an eternal and abiding miracle of Muhammad (s); Holy Qur'an. A prince among the revealed Books, Qur'an has remained pristine and unsullied by the profane hands. The external forces working restlessly to wreck the Muslim unity and consensus have now resorted to a new ploy. From among the Muslims themselves, they have succeeded to instigate sectarian differences based on Qur'an. We now see scholars of one sect accusing the followers of another sect of disbelieving in Qur'an, or believing in a Book which has disappeared or been interpolated. From Saudi Arabia, South Africa and particularly Pakistan, recent publications against the Shiah sect harp on one and the same note. They go to wearisome and tedious lengths, just to prove that the Shiahs are not Muslims because they do not believe in the existing Qur'an. The forces of kufr have thus successfully created a wider chasm between the two main sects of Islam, the Shiah and the Sunni; and some scholars have played into their hands. The fact is neither Sunni nor Shiah Muslims believe in any Our'an other than the existing one, nor do they subscribe to the views supporting interpolations, distortions, omissions, additions or any sort of tampering in the Holy Book.