MATERIALS FOR THE HISTORY OF THE TEXT OF THE QUR'AN

THE OLD CODICES

THE KITAB AL-MASAHIF OF IBN ABI DAWUD TOGETHER WITH A COLLECTION OF THE VARIANT READINGS FROM THE CODICES OF IBN MA'SUD, UBAI, 'ALI IBN 'ABBAS, ANAS, ABU MUSA AND OTHER EARLY QUR'ANIC AUTHORITIES WHICH PRESENT A TYPE OF TEXT ANTERIOR TO THAT OF THE CANONICAL TEXT OF 'UTHMAN

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