Table of Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments xi
Abbreviations and Misc. Conventions xiii
Arabic Transliteration System xv
Part I Introductory Matters 1
1 A Critical Text for the Qur'an? 3
2 Descriptions and Pictures of the Manuscripts 15
Part II Observing the Textual Variants 31
3 Orthographic Variants Involving Long Vowels 35
Subsection One: Orthographic Variants for Alif Ya, and Hamza Vowels
Subsection Two: Orthographic Variants Involving Proper Names
4 Copyist Mistakes 65
5 Diacritical Mark Variants and Variants Affecting Grammar 69
6 Rasm Variants 77
7 Variant Verse Divisions 89
8 Physical Corrections to Manuscripts 95
Part III Evaluating the Textual Variants 105
9 Variants in Manuscripts Compared to Those in Islamic Records 109
10 Intentionality and Non-intentionality with Variants 131
11 Oral and Written Textual Transmission 141
Part IV Conclusions 159
12 Concluding Reflections 161
Bibliography 189
Qur' an Manuscripts Index 201
Name and Subject Index 203
About the Author 209