| Description |
1 online resource (532 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction to the English Edition -- Transliteration Table -- Section One: The Qur'an and Arabic -- Chapter 1 The Language of the Qur'an -- 1. The Arabic Tongue -- 2. The Arabs and the Qur'an -- Chapter 2 The Impact of the Qur'an on Arabic -- 1. The Historical Impact -- 2. The Lingustic Impact -- Chapter 3 The Impact of the Qur'an on Islamic Culture and Civilisation -- Section Two: The Authenticity of the Qur'anic Text and the Date of its Finalisation -- Chapter 4 The Qur'an and Earlier Divine Books |
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1. Definition of the Qur'an and How it Differs from the Hadith -- 2. A Brief Comparison with Earlier Divine Books -- 3. Other Names of the Qur'an and Another Form of its Preservation -- Chapter 5 Revelation: The Source of the Qur'an -- 1. The Revelation Phenomenon -- 2. Erroneous Views of the Phenomenon of Revelation -- 3. The True Phenomenon of Revelation -- Chapter 6 The Revelation of the Qur'an and Why it was Revealed in Parts -- 1. Revelation and Sending Down -- 2. The Duration of Sending Down the Qur'an: The First and the Last Revelations -- 3. Why was the Qur'an Revealed in Parts? |
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4. Other Purposes for Revelation over a Period -- 5. Revelation and Reality -- Chapter 7 The Collation and Writing of the Qur'an -- 1. The Preservation and Writing of the Qur'an During the Prophet's Lifetime -- 2. The Collation of the Qur'an During Abū Bakr's Reign in Year 12AH -- 3. The Copying of the Qur'an During ʿUthmān's Reign in year 26 AH, 646 CE -- 4. ʿUthmān's Rule on the Copies of the Qur'an. Features of the ʿUthmāni Standard Copies -- 5. The Burning of Other Scrolls and Documents: Misconceptions and Refutation -- 6. The ʿUthmāni Character Design of the Qur'anic Writing |
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7. Diacritics, Letter Dotting and other Markers in the Qur'an -- 8. The Printing of the Qur'an in Modern Times -- Chapter 8 Verses, Surahs and their Arrangement -- 1. Names and Methods of Reading -- 2. Definition of Āyah and Surah -- 3. The Number of Surahs, their Names and Different Lengths -- 4. The Order of Verses -- 5. The Order of Surahs -- 6. The ruling on Disregarding the Order Folllowed in the Muṣḥaf -- 7. Relationships Between Verses and Surahs -- Chapter 9 The Seven Pronunciations or Ḥarfs -- 1. Some Reports Confirming the Revelation of the Qur'an in Seven Pronunciations or Ḥarfs |
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2. What these Reports Tell Us -- 3. What are these Seven Pronunciations or Ḥarfs? -- 4. The Seven Pronunciations: A Temporary Concession or Permanent? -- 5. What these Pronunciations Give Us -- Section Three: The Qur'anic Disciplines -- Chapter 10 What is Meant by Qur'anic Disciplines -- Chapter 11 Reasons for Revelation -- 1. Definition -- 2. Its Importance -- 3. How to Know the Reasons for Revelation -- 4. Reasons for Revelation, Life and the Qur'an in General -- 5. Comment -- Chapter 12 Makkan and Madinan -- 1. The Established Basis for Distinguishing Makkan and Madinan Revelations |
| Summary |
A contemporary exploration of Qur'anic studies, analyzing the various approaches to the Qur'an taken by leading scholars through the centuries |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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2. The Criteria of Makkan and Madinan Revelations |
| SUBJECT |
Qurʼan -- Study and teaching. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072987
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Qurʼan fast |
| Subject |
Education
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Salahi, Adil
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| ISBN |
9780860377955 |
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0860377954 |
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