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God's preservation of the Qur'an

حفظ الله للقرآن

Sha'rawi holds that God preserved His speech so that it would be a proof for people, and that no fact in the universe can collide with the Qur'an, because the Creator is its speaker 1.

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Sha'rawi holds that God preserved His speech so that it would be a proof for people, and that no fact of the universe can collide with the Qur'an, because the one who created the universe is the one who spoke it 1.

The argument

He notes that some people say they received the Qur'an and memorised it. He replies that the one who preserved it is God, and that since God preserved His speech, He knows that the whole of existence will not conflict with it 1. He cites the verse that speaks of the guarding of the reminder 1.

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First opinion · Sunni tradition (the museum's frame)Main reference

The Qur'an is preserved by God, and no established fact in the universe conflicts with it

Sha'rawi cites the verse on God's guarding of the reminder and holds that God preserved His speech as a proof, so that no fact of the universe conflicts with the Qur'an {cite:tafsir-sharawi-khawatir-scan p.233}.

Held by: Muhammad Mutawalli al-Sha'rawi

More opinions (2)

Academic viewSecondary opinion

Studies of the Qur'anic text are not yet added

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People and things also explored

The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an· Bid'a (religious innovation)

Sources

  1. Sha'rawi's Khawatir around the Holy Quran, volume one (scan copy) , p.233
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islam.museum contributors. “God's preservation of the Qur'an”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/hifz-allah-lil-quran/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.

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