Prolegomena to the Qur'an

Name: Prolegomena to the Qur'an
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ISBN: 9780195116755

ISBN-10: 0195116755

ISBN-13: 9780195116755

Edition: 1998

Authors: Al-Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Musawi al-Khu'i, Abdulaziz Sachedina

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Ayatollah al-Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al Musawi al-Khui (1899-1992) was one of the most respected and widely acclaimed authorities on Twelver Shi'ite Islam in this century. This book, which was first published in Arabic in 1974, presents al-Khuis comprehensive introduction to the history of the Quran. In it, al-Khui revisits many critical and controversial topics connected with the collection and ultimate canonization of the text that have received little attention in contemporary Muslim scholarship since the classical age. For instance, he tackles what is probably the single most controversial subject in Quranic studies: the question of possible alterations to the Quran as maintained by some…

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List price: $250.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/25/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.29" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.342



Translator's Introduction


Notes


The Prolegomena


Introduction



The Inimitability of the Qur&U02d2an



Erroneous Impressions Concerning the Miraculous Inimitability of the Qur&U02bean


Concerning the Prophet's Other Miracles



Insight About the Readers of the Qur&U02bean



Was the Qur&U02d2an Revealed According to Seven &Hbdot;arfs?



The Protection of the Qur&U02bean from Alteration



The Collection of the Qur&U02bean


Notes



Evidence Based on the Literal Sense of the Qur&U02bean


Abrogation in the Qur&U02d2an



Modification in the Creation



The Principles of the Exegesis



The Qur&U02d2an: Created or Eternal with God?


Index