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5. The First Generations of Scholars 177
6. Preserving Books from Adulteration: A Unique System 178
i. Conditions for Utilising a Book 181
ii. Glosses: the Addition of External Material 182
iii. Establishing Authorship 182
7. Certificates of Reading 184
i. The Importance of Reading Notes 186
8. Impact of Hadith Methodology on Other Branches 191
9. Isnad and the Transmission of the Qur'an 192
10. Conclusion 193
13. THE SO-CALLED MU~I:lAF OF IBN MAS'DD AND ALLEDED
VARIANCES THEREIN 195
1. First Point: The Arrangement of Ibn Mas'ud's Mushaf 196
2. Second Point: The Text Differed from Our MU~1;af 197
3. Third Point: Three Suras were Omitted 199
i. Analysis of the Contents of Ibn Mas'ud's Mushaf 200
ii. Ibn Mas'ud's Beliefs 201
4. When Can Any Writing be Accepted as Part of the Qjir'an? 203
i. Principles for Determining Whether a Verse
Belongs to the Qur'an 203
ii. Examples of Scholars Punished for Violating the
Above Principles 205
5. Conclusion 206

II. The History of the Biblical Scriptures

14. EARLY HISTORY OF JUDAISM: A BRIEF LOOK 211
1.Jewish History Prior to Establishing the Kingdom 211
2.Jewish History After Establishing the Kingdom 218
i. The Divided Kingdoms 219
ii. The Destruction of the First Temple (586 B.C.) and
the Babylonian Exile (586-538 s.c.) 224
iii. The Restoration ofJerusalem and the
Establishment of the Second Temple (515 s.c.) 224
iv. The Hellenistic rule (333-168 s.o.) and the
Maccabaean Revolt (168-135 B.C.) 224
v. The End of the Maccabaean Dynasty (63 B.C.),
the Roman Rule and the Destruction of the
Second Temple (70 C.E.) 225
3. Conclusion 226