Can any of our knowledgable intellectuals point out the following, as I get conflicting information, that too, not from authentic sources.
1. When did the first Al-Foussha version of the holy Quran came out in print (Not hand written) on paper like a book?
2. When did Al-Foussha version of the holy Quran come out as a manuscript, and where?
3. How many oldest manuscripts of the holy Quran are in existence and where? Their ages?
4. Do all the manuscripts described in #3 above, carry the same number of Suras and Aya, or have different numbers? Do they have any variance in their texts?
5. What was the method of recording or preserving the revelations when Prophet Muhammad SAW announced the arrival of a Vahee? Are there any authentic samples of how any Ayet was recorded?
6. What were the alphabets in Arabic language when individual Vahee was written down during the life of Prophet Muhammad SAW. Is there a chart showing those letters.
Intellectuals like Azeem Farooki, Mirza Ashraf and others who have more knowledge of these historical facts are earnestly requested to offer their guidance.
Thanks. Wequar
Wequar Azeem Sahib, since you are a rationalist and do not believe indivinity, revealed subjects, it is better for you not to get involved in issues which would not satisfy you. Therefore, it is my humble request that avoid which hurts the feelings of those who are believers and above all if I respond to your questions it would neither help you in becoming a believer nor will turn the believers atheists. Let us discuss and debate the issues which are taxing the minds of modern man, which are being handled by the new and coming generation. Let us discuss the following subject within the perspective of “man is the measure of all things.” Allow your genius mind to elaborate new subjects for example:
Mankind has stepped into the Fourth Age of Scientific Revolution—the age of Smart Robots, and Conscious Computers. Human affairs are now being pragmatically handled by the super-technology which is in the hands of everyone instead of being philosophically interpreted. Because of Artificial Intelligence mankind is experiencing a famine of intellectualism and a strangulation of spirituality. It is not just the Muslims, but also Jews, Christians, Hindus and peoples of every belief and religious faith all over the world are suffering because they are fighting to keep “spirituality” alive holding modern super-tech gadget in the palm of their hands. MIRZA ASHRAF (07/23/2020)