Quran Preservation Myth — Islam Debunked

Islam claims the Quran is perfectly preserved — manuscript evidence says otherwise.

The Sana'a manuscripts (discovered in 1972 in Yemen) contain Quranic texts with significant variants from the standard Cairo edition. Caliph Uthman burned all variant Quran copies in 653 CE to enforce a single version — proving multiple versions existed. The Birmingham and Tübingen manuscripts show textual variations. Even the hadiths record that entire surahs were lost ('the verse of stoning') and chapters were rearranged after Muhammad's death.

Verdict: Manuscript evidence disproves the claim of perfect Quranic preservation.