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You see I am a bit suspicious about Al-Khoei ever doubting the perfect arrangement of the Quran or quoting opinions from Al- Kulaini and Al-Majlisi or Al-Qummi. The reason for this is that he has written a whole book confirming the authenticity of the Quran in its present form http://al-islam.org/tahrif_quran/

Yes, you see, I am suspicious as well. I've known of this book for a while and a Shi'ite neighbor of mine directed me to the same link once. Click on Third Doubt under Chapter 9.

Third Doubt
It is said that there are some widely reported and continuous reports from the Ahl ul-Bayt (‘a) which indicate the tampering having occurred.


The fact is that there is no indication in those reports to prove Tahrif in the sense which has been a subject of debate. Again, most of them are weak, reported from the book by Ahmed b. Muhammad As‑Sayari who has been acknowledged by all scholars of rijal as one of corrupt beliefs, like that he believed in reincarnation. Some of them are taken from Ali b. Ahmed al‑Kufi who has been described by the scholars of rijal as "kadhab" a liar; and that his beliefs were corrupt. Of course, the abundance of certain reports from Masumin (peace be upon them) gives us enough reason to presume that they have been correctly attributed. Among them are traditions which have been reliably reported, and therefore we do not see any need to go into the details of their authenticity.

Well, anyways, I found that interesting. Any comments?