A Response to Those Who Say: The Script of the Qur'an in the Time of the Messenger Was Not Disconnected
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A Response to Those Who Say: That the script of the Qur'an in the time of the Messenger was not disconnected
In a doubt they say: That the current script of the Qur'an came from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) as disconnected, and now the current script is disconnected,They say: That there is tampering—may Allah protect us from that—in the issue of how the baa, taa, and thaa are presented. How do we respond to them, O Shaykh? Because the current script is disconnected and dotted, and when it was revealed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), it was not like that,It is said: How did they distinguish between these letters?
First: We respond to these people by saying: The Qur'an was not revealed in written form like the Torah. The Torah was revealed in written form; the Qur'an was revealed by hearing—by sound. So there is no specific letter that is disconnected or not disconnected; it is speech, so the consideration lies in its writing. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), when they wrote the unified mushaf in the time of 'Uthman, wrote it according to the known rules of that time, which were in that time on this reality. Therefore, it is on the same subject as what is found in the mushafs. For this reason, you find that this rule contradicts the rule known to us. For example, the word for prayer is written with a waw in the mushaf, and zakah is written with a waw, and riba is written with a waw. According to the rule we have, likewise, you find that the words for prayer and zakah contain the slanted alif, and these contain the alif in place of it, and many other things are different. So this is subject to convention.For this reason, the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed: Is it permissible to write the mushaf now according to the script of our era, or is it necessary to adhere to the 'Uthmanic script?There are three opinions in it: The first opinion: It is permissible to write it according to our script.
The second opinion: That it is not permissible at all, and that it is obligatory to keep the script as it is; and that is because the official rules—meaning the handwriting—differ from one country to another. So it is obligatory to keep the Qur'an respected as it was first brought.
The third view: The detail is: If we write it for the small children who are learning, we write it according to the known rules for them; so that they do not change the wording; because the child does not know them. If he reads (Establish prayer) he will read according to the rules of sound, for example,So he says: If it is for education, there is no harm in writing it with the current letter, and if it is for recitation by adults, it is not permissible.
And this opinion is undoubtedly the best, and it is the detailed one.
In a doubt they say: That the current script of the Qur'an came from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) as disconnected, and now the current script is disconnected,They say: That there is tampering—may Allah protect us from that—in the issue of how the baa, taa, and thaa are presented. How do we respond to them, O Shaykh? Because the current script is disconnected and dotted, and when it was revealed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), it was not like that,It is said: How did they distinguish between these letters?
First: We respond to these people by saying: The Qur'an was not revealed in written form like the Torah. The Torah was revealed in written form; the Qur'an was revealed by hearing—by sound. So there is no specific letter that is disconnected or not disconnected; it is speech, so the consideration lies in its writing. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), when they wrote the unified mushaf in the time of 'Uthman, wrote it according to the known rules of that time, which were in that time on this reality. Therefore, it is on the same subject as what is found in the mushafs. For this reason, you find that this rule contradicts the rule known to us. For example, the word for prayer is written with a waw in the mushaf, and zakah is written with a waw, and riba is written with a waw. According to the rule we have, likewise, you find that the words for prayer and zakah contain the slanted alif, and these contain the alif in place of it, and many other things are different. So this is subject to convention.For this reason, the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed: Is it permissible to write the mushaf now according to the script of our era, or is it necessary to adhere to the 'Uthmanic script?There are three opinions in it: The first opinion: It is permissible to write it according to our script.
The second opinion: That it is not permissible at all, and that it is obligatory to keep the script as it is; and that is because the official rules—meaning the handwriting—differ from one country to another. So it is obligatory to keep the Qur'an respected as it was first brought.
The third view: The detail is: If we write it for the small children who are learning, we write it according to the known rules for them; so that they do not change the wording; because the child does not know them. If he reads (Establish prayer) he will read according to the rules of sound, for example,So he says: If it is for education, there is no harm in writing it with the current letter, and if it is for recitation by adults, it is not permissible.
And this opinion is undoubtedly the best, and it is the detailed one.