01-05-2007, 01:35 PM
Oh gimme a break, Shaunee!
That site was hopeless & you know it! It does the Quran no favours whatsoever. Lucky I stopped reading when I did otherwise I would've given up on the Quran altogether. It was extremely discouraging.
I'm not saying there isn't an answer to my question. I'm simply telling you that Islam Awareness failed to deliver.
In defence of that webpage it quite clearly states that its whole purpose is to refute the authors' arguments:
<i>"The primary source of the missionaries' argument is at Answering Islam.We have also retained their pattern so as to facilitate the identification of rebuttals."</i>
That's not what I'm after, dude!
To tell you the truth, the only useful link was the one containing the missionaries argument. Not because of its content but rather its simplicity, clarity & integrity.
I don't wish to take up your time, Shaunee. Perhaps another Muslim could jump in & offer assistance ???
The main reason I asked about those two particular versions (Uthman & Ibn Masud) is because I was told they are the rival texts between Shiites & Sunnis.
An incomplex & straightforward answer will do.
Shukran & Salam!