Abdullah bin Masud
The first name among them is of Abdullah bin Masud. We have already discussed his merits and virtues earlier. He did not consider Surah Falaq and Surah Naas as part of Quran. Allamah Suyuti writes in Itqan:
“There were only a hundred and twelve chapters in the Copy (Mus’haf) of Ibne Masud (there are 114 in the existing Quran). He had not included Surah Falaq and Surah Naas while inscribing the Quran.”[1]
In other words he used to omit these chapters from the Quran.
A narration on this topic has been quoted by Abu Ubaidah from Ibne Sireen.
The first name among them is of Abdullah bin Masud. We have already discussed his merits and virtues earlier. He did not consider Surah Falaq and Surah Naas as part of Quran. Allamah Suyuti writes in Itqan:
“There were only a hundred and twelve chapters in the Copy (Mus’haf) of Ibne Masud (there are 114 in the existing Quran). He had not included Surah Falaq and Surah Naas while inscribing the Quran.”[1]
In other words he used to omit these chapters from the Quran.
A narration on this topic has been quoted by Abu Ubaidah from Ibne Sireen.
Abu Darda
The second name is that of Abu Darda, a famous companion. It is narrated as follows in Sahih Muslim:
Alqama says, “We went to Syria where Abu Darda came to us and asked, ‘Does anyone of you recite Quran according to the recitation of Abdullah bin Masud?’ I replied that I do. Abu Darda asked, ‘How does Abdullah recite the verse: “I swear by the night when it draws a veil.” I said that I heard him reciting in the following way: “I swear by the night when it draws a veil and the male and the female.” Abu Darda said, “By Allah! I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) reciting in the same way but these people want me to recite as: And the creating of the male and the female. But I am not going to listen to them.”
The second name is that of Abu Darda, a famous companion. It is narrated as follows in Sahih Muslim:
Alqama says, “We went to Syria where Abu Darda came to us and asked, ‘Does anyone of you recite Quran according to the recitation of Abdullah bin Masud?’ I replied that I do. Abu Darda asked, ‘How does Abdullah recite the verse: “I swear by the night when it draws a veil.” I said that I heard him reciting in the following way: “I swear by the night when it draws a veil and the male and the female.” Abu Darda said, “By Allah! I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) reciting in the same way but these people want me to recite as: And the creating of the male and the female. But I am not going to listen to them.”
[1] Itqan, Allamah Jalaluddin Suyuti, Vol. 1 Pg. 81
Another narration on this topic is present in Sahih Muslim. Apart from this, there are three narrations on this topic in Sahih Bukhari. After the narration on this subject, it is mentioned in Sahih Tirmidhi that: This tradition is correct and the recitation of Abdullah bin Masud is like this only: “I swear by the night when it draws a veil. And the day when it shines in brightness. And the male and the female.”
These narrations show that Abu Darda and Abdullah bin Masud believe that the words “And the creating of” (Maa khalaqa), in the third verse of Surah Lail,[1] were added later by the compilers of Quran.
Thus not only the Ahle Sunnat believe that the Quran is incomplete but they also think that some additions have been made into it by the people. But they are not even content with this much. They go further to claim that many words of the Quran have been changed.
[1] Holy Quran, Surah 92
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