Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Peace be upon you, [Quran 15:9] Absolutely, we have revealed the reminder, and, absolutely, we will preserve it.* The Quran is God's Final Testament. To assure us of both the divine authorship, and the perfect preservation of the Quran, the Almighty author has rendered the Quran mathematically composed. As proven by the physical evidence in Appendix 1 [1], such mathematical composition is far beyond human capabilities. The mathematical code ensures that any deviation by only 1 - one sura, one verse, one word, even one letter - is immediately exposed. Nineteen years after the Prophet Muhammad's death, a committee of scribes was appointed to make several copies of the Quran to be dispatched to the new Muslim lands. The copies were to be made from the original Quran written by Muhammad's hand (Appendix 28) [2]. One of the scribes suggested adding a couple of verses to honor the Prophet. `Ali was outraged. He vehemently maintained that the word of God, must never be altered. The horrendous dimensions of this crime can be realized once we look at the consequences: (1) `Uthman was assassinated, and `Ali was installed as the fourth Khalifa. (2) A 50-year war erupted between the new Khalifa and his supporters on one side, and the Mohammedan distorters of the Quran on the other side. (3) `Ali was martyred, and eventually his family, the prophet Muhammad's family, except for some women and children, were killed. (4) The disaster culminated in the infamous Battle of Karbala, where `Ali's son, Hussein, and his family were massacred. (5) The Muslims were deprived of the pure, unaltered, Quran for 1400 years. Which were these verses, what is the proof of such a claim, and how can we be sure we have the pure Quran? For answers, please see: http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/appendix24verify.html Peace. References [1] One of the Great Miracles [74:35], http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/appendix1.html [2] Muhammad Wrote God's Revelations With His Own Hand, http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/appendix28.html [3] Tampering with the Word of God: http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/appendix24.html