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What is a Muslim's duty toward a copy of the Qur'an whose script deviates in some of its writings from the Uthmanic رسم (orthography)?

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It is the Muslim's duty to advise for his religion and the Book of his Lord and to defend them, for advising for the Book of Allah is the foundation of the religion. The writing of the Noble Mus'haf should be according to the Uthmani script upon which the Companions unanimously agreed, and it is not permissible to deviate from it. As for the diacritical marks (nuqat), vowelizations (shakl), and forms of hamzas, these are ijtihads (independent reasoning) from the Tabi'un (generation after the Companions) to facilitate reading, and there may be differences in them. Writing "al-Mujahideen" with the affirmation of the alif is an error because it violates the rules of the Uthmani script. Surat Az-Zalzalah has several names, such as "Az-Zalzal" and "Idha Zulzilat," and there is no objection to naming it by any of them. If any error is observed in the script or vocalization of the Mus'haf, the specialists or official authorities must be informed.

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