In this 80-minute lecture Dr. Jamal Badawi is discussing the issue of the preservation of the Qur'an. Firstly, he starts with the internal evidence within the Qur'an itself of its preservation. Secondly, he elaborates on the external evidence by examining the three major stages through which the Qur'an was preserved at the times of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Bakr As-Siddiq and `Uthman ibn `Affan (May Allah be pleased with them). Thirdly, he reflects on the objections ofte ...