According to them, the invention of variants attributed to Ubayy's codex served the function of enabling certain figures to create a basis in the Quran for their personal interpretations.
[4] First, the majority of the variants attributed to Ubayy's codex have no affect on the meaning of the text, and therefore do not serve the motive of promoting particular exegetical approaches to the Quran.
[9] More recent studies of the textual reception of Ubayy's codex have shown that it was widely geographically documented among the earliest and most pertinent Islamic sources.
The text of the first unique surah of Ubayy's codex is as follows:[13][bi-smi llāhi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīm] 1 allāhumma innā nastaʿīnuka wa- nastaghfiruk 2 wa-nuthnī ʿalayka wa-lā nakfuruk 3 wa-nakhlaʿu wa-natruku man yafjuruk [In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate] 1 Lord, for aid and forgiveness do we beseech you; 2 We praise you and do not disbelieve you;
The text of the second unique surah of Ubayy's codex is as follows:[14][bi-smi llāhi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīm] 1 allāhumma ʾiyyāka naʿbud 2 wa-laka nuṣallī wa-nasjud 3 wa-ilayka nasʿā wa-naḥfud 4 narjū raḥmatak 5 nakhshā ʿadhābak 6 inna ʿadhābaka bi-l-kuffāri mulḥiq [In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate] 1 Lord, you we worship; 2 To you we pray and bow low; 3 For you we make haste to serve; 4 We hope for Your mercy; 5 We fear Your torment;