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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Collection and Preservation of the Qur'an The Traditions about Tahrif It is imperative to investigate the correct interpretations of these reports and to clarify that they have different applications. The reports are of various types, and we must explain and comment on each type specifically. The first type: These are traditions which speak of Tahrif in its literal meaning.
They are twenty in all but we would confine ourselves to some, leaving out those which are repetitive. Tradition n. 1 Reported by Ali b. Ibrahim al‑Qummi, with his own chain of narrators from Abu Dharr: "When this ayah was revealed: يوم تبيضّ وجوه وتسودّ وجوة ... the Prophet (‘s) said: "My people will come to me on the Day of Judgment under five banners". Then it mentions that the Prophet (‘s) will ask them about their dealings with thaqalayn (i.e. the Qur’an and Ahl ul-Bayt).
The people of the first banner will say: "As for the greater one (i.e. the Qur’an), we tampered with it, and discarded it. And the smaller one, (i.e. Ahl ul-Bayt) we offended it, hated it and dealt with it unjustly". The second group will say: "As for the greater one, we tampered with it, tore it into pieces, and turned hostile to it. And the smaller one, we offended it and fought against it ...." Tradition n.
2 Reported by Ibn Ta'us and Sayyid al‑Muhaddith al Jaza’ari with their chains of narrators from Hasan bin al‑Hasan As Samarri, a lengthy tradition in which the Prophet (‘s) spoke to Hudhaifa about one who would desecrate the haram, "He will lead people astray from the path of Allah, tamper with His Book and change my Sunnah". Tradition n. 3 Reported by Sa'ad b. Abdillah al‑Qummi with his chain of narrators from Jabir al Jufi' who reported from Abu Ja'far (Imam Muhammad Baqir (‘a).
"The Prophet (‘s) called people to assemble at Mina and announced: "O people! I leave behind two invaluable things; you will not go astray as long as you adhere to them: the Book of Allah, and my Ahl ul-Bayt ‑ and Ka'ba, the sacred House of God". Then Abu Ja'far (‘a) said: "As for the Book of Allah, they tampered with it, and Ka'ba, they demolished, and the Ahl ul-Bayt they massacred. They discarded every trust of God deposited with them, and dissociated themselves from it". Tradition n.