In Search of Ali ibn Abi Talib's Codex: History and Traditions of the Earliest Copy of the Qur'an (Foreword by James Piscatori)

The history of the text of the Qur'an has been a longstanding subject of interest within the field of Islamic Studies, but the debate has so far been focused on the Sunni traditions about the codices of Caliphs Abu Bakr and 'Uthman b. 'Affan. Little to no attention has been given to the traditions on 'Ali b. Abi Talib's collection of the Qur'an.