The One and the ManyA revelatory account of early Islams great diversity by the worlds leading scholar of early Quranic manuscripts According to Muslim dogma, the recited and written text of the Qur'an as we know it today scrupulously reflects the divine word as it was originally sent down to Muhammad. An examination of early Islamic sources, including accounts of prophetic sayings, and cross checks against the oldest Qur'anic manuscripts reveal that plurality was in