Motif
authorized recension replacing variant copies
authorized_recension_replacing_variant_copies
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 386-465 confidence: medium
Variant readings led to disputes under Othman; Hodzeifa warned against differing over scriptures as Jews and Christians did; Othman entrusted Zaid and Koreisch colleagues with establishing a sole standard text.
Variant readings produce disputes; Othman establishes a sole standard text, sends copies to stations, and prior copies are burned.
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