In search of the original Koran : the true history of the revealed text / Mondher Sfar ; translated by Emilia Lanier.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-133) and index.

The Koran is not the original one -- Transmission of meaning -- The theory of variants -- The variants of the Koran -- From variation to manipulation -- The Satanic revelations -- By the Prophet's side -- Other ambiguities of the mode of revelation -- The whole revelation? -- Lost or unretained texts -- Two brief prayers removed from the Koran -- On interpolation -- The components of the Koran -- The verses: a late invention -- The surahs -- The preambles -- The mysterious letters -- The division of surahs -- The Basmala and al-Ra✹an -- The titles of surahs -- Writings of the Koran -- The difficulties of the writing -- The myth of'Uthm{u386E}' -- The manuscript of Samarkand -- The myth of authenticity -- The scribal function -- Stereotypes and phraseology -- The practice of recomposition -- Al-Qur{u386E}, a scribal work -- Myths and prejudices -- The myth of originality -- From the kit{u3862} to the Qur{u386E} -- The myth of the collection -- The myth of perfect transmission -- The myth of inimitability -- Authenticity of the wa蹠-- Conclusion -- Appendix: the solar eclipse on January 27th, 632 CE -- The sole scientific date -- A great enigma -- A conjugal psychodrama -- The eclipse and the farewell pilgrimage.