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For example, “the verse of rijm (16:98),[^8] the verse of jihad (9:29),[^9] the verse of shahaadah (5:67),[^10][^11] the verse of wilayaayah of 'Ali (5:55),[^12] etc. It is important to note that both the Shi'i and Sunni sects consider the Quran to be free from distortion or error. The unusual or conflicting hadith are not reliable (in their authenticity).

Among the Sunnis, 'Abd al-Rahmaan Jaziri in Al-fiqh 'ala al-madhhab al-arba'aah [^13] and Zarkushi in Al-Burhaan fi 'ulum al-Quran ,[^14] and… This matter has already been discussed. The Shi'i scholars also don't accept that the Quran is deficient or has been distorted. Once can point to Sheikh al-Sadduq in Al-'Itiqaadaat [^15] and Sheikh al-Mufid in Awaa'il al-maqaalaat ,[^16] etc.

Tafsir, Tahrif, Hadith Qudsi Regarding that of which we spoke, there are many phrases and passages in the Qurna that have a meaning beneath the external meaning. It is the explanation of these phrases that we call tafsir , or, exegesis. Imam Husayn(a.s) said to his enemies, “You have made tahrif (distorted) on the book of Allah (i.e. the Quran).” What he meant by this is the meaning of the Book (had been distorted) against the Divine intent.

Occasionally speeches were recorded that were hadith qudsi , (Divine speech), but were not counted as verses of the Quran.[^17] [^1]: Al-Seraa’ bayn al-Islaam wa al-muthniyyah, v.1, p.D, Matba’a al-Salafiyyah, Cairo, 1354. [^2]: The first row of communal prayer is reserved for those with greater knowledge and piety.

The reason for this is that if the prayer leader were to suddenly fall ill, or, make a mistake in the prayer, or, loose his ritual purity (tahharah), someone in the front row would have to fill in and continue the prayer without any discontinuity. It is likely that people like A’ishah’s father, Abu Bakr, as an early covert to Islam and wealthy benefactor of the religion, sat in the front row of prayer.

[^3]: Al-Masaahif, p.34, Matba’ah al-Rahmaaniyyah, 1st edition, and, Aalusi, Ruh al-ma’aani, v.1, p.25, Daar Ahyaa’ al-taraath al-‘Arabi, and, Al-Durr al-manthur, v.5, p.220, Mohammad Amin Damaj publication. [^4]: Al-musannaf, v.1, p.537, hadith #2201, Al-majlis al-‘a’lami publication, and, Al-durr al-manthur, v.1, p.302. [^5]: Uthmaan bin ‘Affaan was the 3rd Caliph. It is widely and incorrectly considered that Uthmaan was the first to collect the Quran in a bound manuscript.

Imam Ali(a.s) was the first to do so. We will mention the relevant hadith later in the text.