The most surprising feature of the Muslim traditions on the
collection of the Qur'an is their denial of any role in the process
to Muhammad himself. The merit of assembling and preserving the
record of the momentous divine revelations has been variously
ascribed to some half dozen of the Prophet's associates or
Companions, and these ascriptions have usually been treated as
hopelessly conflicting. Dr Burton argues that they are in perfect
agreement. Their sole function was the deliberate exclusion of
Mohammed. Dr Burton demonstrates in his analysis of the original
Muslim sources a series of subtle distinctions, the most
significant being that between the Qur'an document and source. This
1977 analysis of early Muslim traditions challenges existing
scholarly interpretations, and Dr Burton argues his case with a
wealth of detail. It is a book which all students of Islam will
find required reading.
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