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The One and the Many: The Early History of the Qur'an

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A revelatory account of early Islam’s great diversity by the world’s leading scholar of early Qur’anic manuscripts

“There is no one better placed than François Déroche to write the history—and tell the story—of how the Quran went from words uttered by Muhammad to inviolable canonical scripture. This is a meticulous, lucid, and fascinating book.”—Shawkat Toorawa, Yale University

According to Muslim dogma, the recited and written text of the Qur’an as we know it today scrupulously reflects ...