The Qur'An, Second by Rippin, Andrew -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Table of Contents List of Contributors Preface

Organization Technical Considerations

Introduction PART I: Orientation

CHAPTER 1: Introducing

Structure of the Text Voice and Audience History of the Text Relationship of the Qurʾān to Other Scriptures Themes of the Qurʾān Role of the Qurʾān in Islamic Life: Ritual and Art The Qurʾān in Law Principles and Practice of Qurʾānic Interpretation

CHAPTER 2: Discovering

Why the Qurʾān? Academic Study of the Qurʾān How to Read the Qurʾān? Revelation and the Abrahamic Faiths How the Qurʾān Was Revealed Sources of Revelation? Major Themes of Revelation Reading Revelation Assessing the Qurʾān Appreciating the Qurʾān Applying the Qurʾān Academically Assimilating the Qurʾān

CHAPTER 3: Contextualizing

The Broad Historical Context of the Qurʾān Outline of Muḥammad’s Life as a Framework for Understanding the Qurʾān The Qurʾān as “Revelation” in Arabic The Qurʾān as Scripture Central Themes of the Qurʾān Satan as the symbol of evil Understanding the Sūra Understanding Parts of the Qurʾān with the Help of Other Parts Concluding Remarks

PART II: Text

CHAPTER 4: Linguistic Structure

The Problem Previous Works A New View of Qurʾānic Structure Conclusions

CHAPTER 5: Patterns of Address

Particles, Pronouns, and Other Methods of Designating the Audience Effects on the Audience Patterns of Utterance

CHAPTER 6: Language

The Qurʾān as a “Clear” Book Valorization Orality Genres Verbal Economy Parataxis Repetition Imagery Concluding Remarks

CHAPTER 7: Poetry and Language

Author note

CHAPTER 8: Foreign Vocabulary

Attitudes of the Medieval Arabs Bibliographical Resources The Scope of Jeffery and Supplementary Studies A Classified Presentation of Jeffery’s Data Ancient Borrowings Pre‐Islamic Borrowings Contemporary Borrowings New Meanings Proper Names and Problem Words Conclusion

CHAPTER 9: Structure and the Emergence of Community

Three Self‐designations of the Qurʾān: Muṣḥaf–Qurʾān–Kitāb Structure of the Codex: Shape Place, Time, and Agents of the Muṣḥaf The Oral Qurʾān: The Message and its Communication Process The Oral Qurʾān: The Early Meccan Texts and their Structure Structure of the Later Meccan Texts From Ritual to Textual Coherence Becoming a Representation of the “Scripture”: Medinan Texts

CHAPTER 10: Sacrality and Collection

The Qurʾān’s Divine Origin and Nature The Distinction Between the Actual Qurʾān and the Heavenly Qurʾān

CHAPTER 11: Written Transmission

The First Qurʾān Manuscripts Experimentation During the First Centuries Written Copies of the Qurʾān from the Fifth/Eleventh Century Onwards The Qurʾān Manuscripts in Muslim Societies From Printed Editions to the Qurʾān Online

CHAPTER 12: Context

The Revelation(s) of the Qurʾān to Muḥammad The Qurʾān on Muḥammad Muḥammad’s Role in Shaping the Qurʾān Muḥammad on the Qurʾān The Tafsīr of Muḥammad The Sīra of Muḥammad The Qurʾān’s Role in Shaping the Biography of Muḥammad Conclusions

CHAPTER 13: Context

Aiming at God’s Mind Mutual Agreement The Jewish Sources: Moses Anticipating God’s Revelation The Case of the Ḥijāb Verse The Case of the Prohibition Against Wine The Ransom of the Prisoners of the Battle of Badr ʿUmar and the Hypocrites Conclusion

PART III: Content

CHAPTER 14: God

God as King God is King God as Judge God and His Covenant God of the House The Meaning of the Symbolic God

CHAPTER 15: Prophets and Prophethood

Stories about the Prophets Status of the Prophets Virtues of Individual Prophets Ranks of Prophets Modes of Prophetic Revelation Revealed Scriptures Prophets and Messengers Scope of the Prophetic Mission Aims of the Prophetic Mission Signs and Miracles Reception of the Prophets Polemics

CHAPTER 16: Moses

Moses in Egypt Moses and the Israelites Mythology and Intertextuality of the Islamic Moses Moses and Jacob Moses and Alexander Moses in Q 18 and 28 Conclusions

CHAPTER 17: Abraham

Abraham’s Trials Battle with Nimrod (Namrūd) The Sacrifice of Abraham’s Son Abraham’s visit to Ishmael

CHAPTER 18: Jesus

Introduction Description of the Qurʾānic Material Miracles Death of Jesus Deity of Jesus Lacunae in the Qurʾānic Portrait Tone and Context Qurʾānic Commentary Medieval Trends Christian Backgrounds Contemporary Discussions

CHAPTER 19: Biblical Background

The Biblical Material in the Qurʾān Adam and Eve Cain and Abel Noah Abraham and Lot Joseph Moses and Aaron Saul, David, and Solomon Jonah John, Zechariah, and Mary Jesus and the Holy Spirit Other Biblical Material in the Qurʾān Biblical Material not Mentioned by the Qurʾān Knowledge of the Canonical Bible Departures from the Bible The Qurʾān’s Assessment of the Bible Debates over the Nature of Biblical Material in the Qurʾān

CHAPTER 20: Other Religions

Ambivalent Attitudes The Qurʾān and Its Interreligious Context Approaches to Polemical Passages Concluding Remarks

CHAPTER 21: Argumentation

Qurʾānic Attitude to Argumentation God’s Unity (Tawhīd) Authenticity of Muḥammad’s Prophethood Resurrection Conclusion

CHAPTER 22: Knowing and Thinking

Divine and Human Knowledge in the Qurʾān Divine Knowing and Teaching God as Teacher Human Knowing as Perception, Cognition, and Understanding Supposition and Assertion Perception: Seeing, Hearing, Awareness, and Recognition Cognition: Recollection, Reflection, and Understanding Knowing Divine Knowledge and Human Knowing Limits of Human Knowing Necessity of Divine Knowledge Conclusions

CHAPTER 23: Sex, Sexuality, and the Family CHAPTER 24: Jihād

Contextual Meanings of Jihād, Qitāl, and Ḥarb Qurʾānic Militancy in Historical Context The Range of Qurʾānic Articulations of War Qurʾān and Jihād in the Contemporary Period

PART IV: Interpretation

CHAPTER 25: Hermeneutics: al‐Thaʿlabī

The Détente with Philology Tafsīr and Pietistic Sensibilities Narration and Exegesis Exegesis and Theology Prophetic Ḥadith and Tafsīr Tafsīr as the Absorber of New Challenges to Sunnism Shīʿī Traditions in Al‐Kashf Al‐Thaʿlabī and Medieval Qurʾānic Exegesis

CHAPTER 26: Stories of the Prophets

Introduction to the Text Publication History Major Sources Construction of the Text Social and Intellectual Context Reception of the Text

CHAPTER 27: Ṣūfism CHAPTER 28: Rūmī

Rūmī The Qurʾān and the Mathnawī The Mathnawī in Relation to the Qurʾān Conclusion

CHAPTER 29: Ibn al‐ʿArabī

Using Simple Logical Arguments Exploiting the First Meanings of the Words Word‐Play with the Etymology of Words Paraphrasing of Verses Creating a Whole Picture through Adding Verses from Other Sūras Conclusion

CHAPTER 30: Twelver Shīʿī Taʾwīl

Origin of Shīʿī Islam Early Debates on the Qurʾān Early Exegetes Medieval Exegetes Modern Exegetes Conclusion

CHAPTER 31: Ismāʿīlī Taʾwīl

Early Exegetes Fāṭimid Exegetes Alamūt Exegetes Ginānic Exegetes Modern Exegetes Conclusion

CHAPTER 32: Modern and Contemporary Interpretation of the Qurʾān

The Evolution of the Exegetical Tradition Revolutionizing an Evolutionary Tradition Mass Media, Popular Exegesis, and Apologetics Modernism and Postmodernism Contexts and Conflicts Unity and Diversity

PART V: Application

CHAPTER 33: Exegetical Sciences

Starting with Summation Comparing Two Compendia Selecting Some Samples Seeking the Sources Evolution and Expansion

CHAPTER 34: Theology

Theology in the Qurʾān The Qurʾān as Stimulus to Theological Discussions Types of Theology Conclusion

CHAPTER 35: Jurisprudence

Defining the Book Reliability (Tawātur) The Basmala Abrogation – The Assessment but Not the Recitation Abrogating – The Recitation but Not the Assessment Translation Hermeneutics: Found Text and the Construction of Context The Qurʾān Is Language The Qurʾān Is Arabic Particles The Qurʾān’s Context Self‐subsistence: Manifest and Indeterminate, Figurative and Literal Textual Force: General and Restricted Ḥanafī Rhetorical Analysis: The Sliding Scale of Clarity and Effective Force Conclusion

CHAPTER 36: Contemporary Ethical Issues

Classical Background Modern‐day Texts Conclusions

CHAPTER 37: Narrative Literature

Past: The Stories of the Prophets Present: The Life of Muḥammad Future: Heaven or Hell Conclusion

CHAPTER 38: Recitation

The Qurʾān and the Sunna on the Recited Qurʾān Systems for Reading the Qurʾān: Qirāʾāt and Tajwīd Norms of Qurʾānic Worship, Preservation, and Piety Qurʾānic Aesthetics and Performance The Recited Qurʾān and Contemporary Islamic Revitalization Conclusion

Bibliography Index of People, Places and Topics Index End User License Agreement

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