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Abstract
The present article deals with a concentration on preservation of Holy Qur‘ān. The most reknown objection of the
orientatlists is that the Holy Qur’ān is not the message of Allah or is not the divine book rather Hazrat
Muhammad (PBUH) himself wrote it and presented before people, that’s why the Holy Qur’ān is the theory of the
evolution in the mind and heart of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and due to this reason, it is not trustworthy. Some
orientalists say that Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) got education from Feudalism and Christianity and presented it
as a new book before people. Preliminary, the Holy Qur’ān was saved orally. In that period, Shieh Ahadith and
sources of Muslims are given importance in the matter of compilation. The reason of the compilation of the Holy
Qur’ān in the period of Hazrat Abu Baker and Hazrat Usman was the presentation of last script of qira’t
according to the recitation of Holy Prophet.
Key worsds: Compilation, preservation, Qir‟at, Dialect, Scripture
George Sale, the most prejudice orientatlist, writes that in fact, Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) is
the author of the Holy Qur‟ān. (1)
Maxin Rodinson says, “It is evident that I do not believe in the Holy Qur‟ān as a divine book, if I believed, I
would be a Muslim, the most acceptable ideology is that Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) discovered metaphysical
origin, translated them in words and sentences and shaped them as the divine messages of Allah.”(2) Johnstone
considers the Holy Qur‟ān the creation of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) and says, “The Holy Qur‟ān which we
regard as the last origin of our knowledge about Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) and about which we believe that it is
the creation of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) as the followers of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) believe that the Holy
Qur‟ān is the divine message of Allah.”(3) Instead of these orientalists, Tor Andrea (4) and Hennry Stubbe (5) are
also of the same view. In this way, Rodwell (6) and Arthur Jeffery suggest that it is revealed from a keen criticism
that Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) collected all the material throughout his whole life then he (PBUH) corrected
after revising them which we wanted to present in the form of a book. (7) Whereas G.F. Moor have tried to prove
that Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) gained all this form Christianity and Jewishism.(8)
According to Stanley Lane Pool, without the influence of other religions especially Jewishism, Hazrat
Muhammad (PBUH) could never be the preacher of this calibre. (9) Moreover, James Kritzeck says that Hazrat
Muhammad (PBUH) had learned the Holy Qur‟ān from a Christian priest. (10) The same view has been expressed
by Washington Irving.(11)

All the orientalists have difference in their opinion, anyhow all of them have tried to
prove that Qur‟ān is the creation of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). Arthur Jeffery is the most reknown orientalist
with reference to the objections upon the Holy Qur‟ān and the author of Encyclopedia of Islam A.T. Welch is also
a famous orientalist. (12) J.D. Pearson has used and probed the books of Arthur Jeffery “Materials for the History
of the text of the Qur‟ān” in describing the history of the Holy Qur‟ān. In which, the author has tried to prove the
Holy Qur‟ān the creation of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) and in this way, he has proved the Holy Qur‟ān is a
human effort.(13)
According to Richard Bell, Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) had appointed men who informed him (PBUH).(14)
The
author of “Encyclopedia of Britannica” says that the visions and views of the Holy Qur‟ān are the exposure of
evolution in Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) and his saying.(15)

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