Mother of faithful, Ayesha also believed that there is a mistake in the existing Quran.
Read the following explanation:
Allamah Baghavi writes in Tafsir Malimut Tanzeel regarding the verse:
“But the firm in knowledge among them and the believers believe in what has been revealed to you and what was revealed before you, and those who keep up prayers (Muqimeenas Salaat) and those who give the poor-rate and the believers in Allah and the last day, these it is whom We will give a mighty reward.”[1]
He says: ‘There is a difference of opinion in its being ‘Muqimeenas Salaat’. It is narrated from Ayesha and Aban bin Uthman that this is a mistake of the calligraphist which should be corrected and, ‘wal muqimoonas Salaat’ be written in its place. Similarly, she says that there is a mistake in the words of God:
“Surely those who believe and those who are Jews and the Sabians (saabi-oon) and the Christians, whoever believes in Allah and the last day and does good- they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve.”[2]
And:
“These are most surely two magicians (in haadhaani…”[3]
According to her these mistakes occurred due to the calligraphists and should be changed from ‘saabi-oon’ to ‘sabi-een’ and ‘in haadhaani’ to ‘in haadhaini’, respectively.
This shows that Ayesha and Aban bin Uthman, the third caliph’s son, considered these verses incorrect. They felt that they should be corrected.
Abu Ubaid has quoted this narration in Fazailul Quran: A narrator asked Ayesha about these mistakes in Quran and she replied, “O nephew! These are the errors of the calligraphists when they inscribed the Quran.” The chain of narrators of this report is correct according to the standards of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim. (On the authority of Itqan by Allamah Suyuti).
“But the firm in knowledge among them and the believers believe in what has been revealed to you and what was revealed before you, and those who keep up prayers (Muqimeenas Salaat) and those who give the poor-rate and the believers in Allah and the last day, these it is whom We will give a mighty reward.”[1]
He says: ‘There is a difference of opinion in its being ‘Muqimeenas Salaat’. It is narrated from Ayesha and Aban bin Uthman that this is a mistake of the calligraphist which should be corrected and, ‘wal muqimoonas Salaat’ be written in its place. Similarly, she says that there is a mistake in the words of God:
“Surely those who believe and those who are Jews and the Sabians (saabi-oon) and the Christians, whoever believes in Allah and the last day and does good- they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve.”[2]
And:
“These are most surely two magicians (in haadhaani…”[3]
According to her these mistakes occurred due to the calligraphists and should be changed from ‘saabi-oon’ to ‘sabi-een’ and ‘in haadhaani’ to ‘in haadhaini’, respectively.
This shows that Ayesha and Aban bin Uthman, the third caliph’s son, considered these verses incorrect. They felt that they should be corrected.
Abu Ubaid has quoted this narration in Fazailul Quran: A narrator asked Ayesha about these mistakes in Quran and she replied, “O nephew! These are the errors of the calligraphists when they inscribed the Quran.” The chain of narrators of this report is correct according to the standards of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim. (On the authority of Itqan by Allamah Suyuti).
[1] Surah Nisa 4:162
[2] Surah Maidah 5:69
[3] Surah Taha 20:63
In addition to this, the following scholars have also mentioned the belief of Ayesha regarding mistakes in the above three verses:
1) Saeed bin Mansur
2) Ibne Abi Shayba
3) Ibne Abi Dawood
4) Ibne Jurair
5) Ibne Mundhir
6) Allamah Suyuti
7) Raghib Isfahani
8) Abu Amr Dani
Since the discussion is becoming prolonged I refrain from writing about other verses that Ayesha considered incorrect.
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