Abstract
This paper studies approaches of selected orientalists towards the preservation and compilation of the Qur’an. It has been claimed by a number of Western scholars and orientalists that the existing Qur’an is not identical with the one that was offered by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to his followers; it was compiled by Muhammad’s companions after his death; In the process of compilation, Qur’an lost its originality. But this claim was challenged by a number of other orientalists themselves; they asserted that Qur’an was compiled and preserved in the Prophet’s time and immediately after his death, compiled in a codex by his companions. Analytical study of these two positions reveals that the aforesaid stance is based on prejudice or willful ignorance about the textual history of the Qur’┐n. In fact, Qur’an was revealed by Allah Almighty and is completely preserved without even a minor change or disruption.