The codex of Ibn Mas'ud is a purported

mushaf ''Mushaf'' (, ; plural ) is an Arabic word for a codex or collection of sheets, but also refers to a written copy of the Quran. The chapters of the Quran, which Muslims believe was revealed during a 23-year period in Muhammad's lifetime, were wr ...

of the

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that differs from the established mushaf of Uthman and is attributed to

Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud (; ) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad whom Sunni Islamic tradition regards the greatest interpreter of the Quran of his time and the second ever. He was also known by the ''kuniya'' Abu Abd al-Rahman.Muhammad ...

, a companion of

Muhammed Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, ...

. This variant has not been definitively found in any existing early Quranic manuscript, but details about it are mentioned in literary references and historical accounts.

Codex Mashhad ''Codex Mashhad'' is an old codex of the Qurʾān, now mostly preserved in two manuscripts, MSS 18 and 4116, in the Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi, Āstān-i Quds Library, Mashhad, Iran. The first manuscript in 122 folios and the second in ...

is thought to be a combination of the canonized mushaf of Uthman with Ibn Mas'ud's arrangement. Historical accounts are inconsistent regarding the details of Ibn Mas'ud's version. However, the reports indicate that Ibn Mas'ud's mushaf arranges the

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differently from the canonical version and excludes the first chapter, as well as the two chapters known as

Al-Mu'awwidhatayn Al-Mu'awwidhatayn (Arabic: المعوذتين), an Arabic expression meaning "The Two Protectors" or "The Two Protective Incantations", refers to the final two surahs (chapters) of the Quran: 113 (Al-Falaq) and 114 (Al-Nas). They are called by t ...

. It is also believed that Ibn Mas'ud had a special

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that is now forgotten. But there are those who say that Ibn Masoud did not have a specific interpretation, but rather a literal interpretation. He did not exclude Surah Al-Fatihah and Al-Mu'awwidhatayn. This mushaf is reported to have supporters as late as the 9th century, specifically in the city of

Kufa Kufa ( ), also spelled Kufah, is a city in Iraq, about south of Baghdad, and northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates, Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000. Along with Samarra, Karbala, Kadhimiya ...

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