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Spare us the taqiyyah mate, here down are some of narrations concerning the alleged distortion of the Qur’an in Shiʿi literature: It is reported in al-Kāfī, through a chain of transmission, from ʿAlī ibn Suwayd, who said: “I wrote a letter to Abū al-Ḥasan Mūsā (peace be upon him) while he was in prison, and he mentioned his reply to me, in which he said: ‘They were entrusted with the Book of Allah, but they distorted it and altered it.’” Reference: Al-Kāfī, 8:125, report no. 95. Al-Kulaynī reported in al-Kāfī from Sālim ibn Salamah, who said that Abū ʿAbd Allāh (peace be upon him) said: “When the Qāʾim (the one who rises, referring here to the expected Mahdī in Twelver Shiʿism) rises, he will recite the Book of Allah as it truly is and bring forth the muṣḥaf (codex of the Qur’an) that ʿAlī wrote.” Reference: Al-Kāfī, 2:633, report no. 23. It is reported in al-Kāfī from Abū Jaʿfar al-Bāqir that he said: “Jibrīl descended with this verse upon Muḥammad in this manner: ‘And if you are in doubt concerning what We have sent down to Our servant — concerning ʿAlī — then produce a sūrah like it.’” (The words “concerning ʿAlī” are presented as an addition to the wording of the Qur’anic verse.) Reference: Al-Kāfī, 8:53, report no. 16; the verse referred to is al-Baqarah 2:23. It is reported in al-Kāfī from Abū Baṣīr, from Abū ʿAbd Allāh, concerning the statement of Allah, the Exalted: “Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger — concerning the authority of ʿAlī and the Imams after him — has certainly achieved a tremendous triumph.” (The words concerning the authority of ʿAlī and the Imams are presented in the narration as part of the verse’s revealed wording.) Reference: Al-Kāfī, 1:417, report no. 26; 1:414, report no. 8. The verse referenced is al-Aḥzāb 33:71. Al-Kulaynī in al-Kāfī and al-Ṣaffār in Baṣāʾir al-Darajāt reported from Jābir, who said: “I heard Abū Jaʿfar (peace be upon him) say: ‘No one among the people has claimed that he gathered the entire Qur’an exactly as it was revealed except a liar. No one gathered it and memorised it exactly as Allah, the Exalted, revealed it except ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (peace be upon him) and the Imams after him (peace be upon them).’” Reference: Al-Kāfī, 1:228, report no. 1; Baṣāʾir al-Darajāt, 2:213. Al-Kulaynī in al-Kāfī and al-Ṣaffār in Baṣāʾir al-Darajāt reported from Jābir, from Abū Jaʿfar, that he said: “No one is able to claim that he possesses the entire Qur’an, in its entirety, both its apparent and its hidden meanings, except the designated successors (the awṣiyāʾ, meaning the Imams in this context).” Reference: Al-Kāfī, 1:228, report no. 2; Baṣāʾir al-Darajāt, 1:213. It is reported in al-Kāfī from al-Aṣbagh ibn Nubātah, who said: “I heard the Commander of the Believers (ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib) say: ‘The Qur’an was revealed in three parts: one-third concerning us and our enemies, one-third consisting of traditions and parables, and one-third consisting of obligations and rulings.’” Reference: Al-Kāfī, 2:627, report no. 2. It is reported in Tafsīr al-ʿAyyāshī, through a report whose chain is not fully provided in the cited text (mursal), from al-Ṣādiq, who said: “Indeed, the Qur’an contains what has passed, what is occurring, and what is yet to come. The names of men were present in it, but they were removed. Only a single name remains among them, appearing in countless places. The designated successors know this.” Reference: Tafsīr al-ʿAyyāshī, 1:12, report no. 10. Here are just some examples of narrations found in shī’ī Zoroastrian literature confirming the belief that the qur’an was corrupted by the noble companions.