Small, Keith E. <br/><br/>
Textual criticism and Qur'an manuscripts /  [manuscript] / 
by Keith E. Small. 
 - Lanham, Md. ; Plymouth. : :  Lexington Books,,  c2011. 
 - xvi, 209 p., :  [18] p. of plates : ill. ; ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Contents: Table of contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and conventions -- Arabic transliteration system -- I: Introduction and manuscripts: 1. A critical text for the Qur'an? -- 2. Descriptions and pictures of the manuscripts -- II: Observing the textual variants: 3. Orthographic variants involving long vowels -- 4. Copyist mistakes -- 5. Diacritical mark variants and variants affecting grammar -- 6. Rasm variants -- 7. Variant verse divisions -- 8. Physical corrections to manuscripts -- III: Evaluating the textual variants: 9. Variants in manuscripts compared to Islamic records -- 10. Intentionality and non-intentionality with variants -- 11. Oral and written textual transmission -- IV: Conclusions: 12. Concluding reflections -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780739177532 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Qur'an -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History;<br/>Qur'an -- Hermeneutics;