Episode 5 - Compilation of the Qur’an with Dr. Ramon Harvey

In this episode, we will cover: 1. What do we mean by scriptural preservation? 1:30 2. What are the Qira’at and Ahruf? 2:52 3. Do the 7 Ahruf still exist today? 10:08 4. Are the Qira’at (recitations) recited today (e.g. Warsh, Hafs, ’Asim) all from a single Harf?11:58 5. What are the origins of the 10 Qira’at common today? 12:25 6. How was the Qur’an compiled from the time of the Prophet pbuh to the rule of Uthman (ra)? 14:27 7. Did the manuscript of Hafsa , compiled at the time of Abu Bakr (ra), preserve multiple Ahruf? 26:16 8. How can the differing readings and Qur’anic manuscripts of the companions be explained? 31:13 9. After the compilation of the Uthmanic manuscripts, why were alternative destroyed by the Caliphs? 35:40 10. What is the Sana’a Palimpsest? 38:34 11. Was the ordering of the Surahs in the manuscripts preserved? 42:10 12. Were non-Uthmanic manuscripts found intact, or were there sig