In Search of the Original Koran The True History of the Revealed Text

Name: In Search of the Original Koran The True History of the Revealed Text
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ISBN: 9781591025214

ISBN-10: 1591025214

ISBN-13: 9781591025214

Edition: 2007

Authors: Mondher Sfar, Emilia Lanier

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Orthodox Muslims venerate the Koran as the sacred word of God, which they believe was literally revealed by dictation from the angel Gabriel to the prophet Muhammad. This fundamentalist attitude toward the Muslim holy book denies the possibility of error in the Koran -- even though there are some fairly obvious self-contradictions, inconsistencies, and incoherent passages in the text. To justify the claim that the Koran is inerrant, the orthodox have simply pointed to centuries of hidebound tradition and the consensus view of conservative leaders who back up this interpretation. But does the very beginning of the Muslim tradition lend support to the orthodox view? In this fascinating study…

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List price: $26.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication date: 7/3/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 152
Size: 8.23" wide x 10.79" long x 0.28" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English



Introduction



The Koran is Not the Original One


Transmission of Meaning


The Theory of Variants


The Variants of the Koran


From Variation to Manipulation


The Satanic Revelations


By the Prophet's Side


Other Ambiguities of the Mode of Revelation


The Whole Revelation?


Lost or Unretained Texts


Two Brief Prayers Removed from the Koran


On Interpolation



The Components of the Koran


The Verses: A Late Invention


The Surahs


The Preambles


The Mysterious Letters


The Division of Surahs


The Basmala and al-Rahman


The Titles of Surahs



Writings of the Koran


The Difficulties of the Writing


The Myth of "Uthman"


The Manuscript of Samarkand


The Myth of Authenticity


The Scribal Function


Stereotypes and Phraseology


The Practice of Recomposition


Al-qur'an, a Scribal Work



Myths and Prejudices


The Myth of Originality


From the Kitab to the Qur'an


The Myth of the Collection


The Myth of Perfect Transmission


The Myth of Inimitability


Authenticity of the Wahy


Conclusion



The Solar Eclipse of January 27, 632 CE


The Sole Scientific Date


A Great Enigma


A Conjugal Psychodrama


The Eclipse and the Farewell Pilgrimage


Notes


Bibliography


Index