Is writing Qur'anic verses in the style of "إِنَّ اللـ هَ لاَ يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ" considered a distortion of the Qur'an, given its prevalence in modern forums?

Writing Qur'anic verses in modern, non-Uthmani orthography has two forms: writing the entire Mushaf (the physical copy of the Qur'an), or writing some verses in books and articles. Leniency is permissible in the second case, but writing the entire Mushaf in other than the Uthmani script is strictly prohibited, to block the path of manipulators and out of fear of variations in Mushaf copies. The Islamic Fiqh Council has supported the decision of the Council of Senior Scholars regarding the impermissibility of changing the Uthmani script of the Mushaf.

The reasons for this are: 1. Following the Sunnah of Uthman and the Companions, their consensus, and acting upon the Prophet's (peace be upon him) hadith: "Hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided Caliphs." 2. Deviating from the Uthmani script may lead to distortion of the Qur'an and an increase or decrease in letters, giving an opportunity for enemies of Islam to malign it. 3. Preserving the Qur'an from becoming a plaything in people's hands and averting corruption.

As for teaching the Qur'an to the youth, it is done through instruction by teachers. Therefore, it is not permissible to write verses by separating letters or changing their positions. Instead, one must adhere to the Uthmani script for the complete Mushaf, or the modern orthography for writing verses in books and articles, and it is better to copy from the Mushaf with its Uthmani script.