History of the Qur'an

‘Presenting adiverse range of perspectives and arguments, this book avidly explores not onlythe historical contours of the transmission of the text of the Qur’an, but alsothe conceptual frameworks and paradigms that intricately shaped its reception.’

Mustafa Shah, SOASUniversity of London, UK

Editor of TheOxford Handbook of Qur’anic Studies

‘This volume bringstogether a variety of different authors of various backgrounds, and paints astrikingly comprehensive picture of the history of the Qur’an. Itsuccessfully brings material evidence, and traditional Qur’anic sciencesinto conversation and integrates them to present new and thought-provokinginsights.’

Marijn van Putten,Leiden University, Netherlands

Author of QuranicArabic: From Its Hijazi Origins to Its Classical Reading Traditions

‘Redhwan Karim’s edited volume is a timely andsignificant contribution to the dynamic and rapidly advancing field of thehistory of the Qur’an, offering cutting-edge research particularly on the oraland textual transmissions of the Qur’an.’

                                                                  Muhammad Husain Kazi, Cambridge Muslim College

F. Redhwan Karim is Lecturer in Islamic Studies and Course Leader for the B.A Islamic Studies program at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education, UK. He completed his PhD at SOAS, University of London in Islamic Studies and has published on Qur’anic Studies, Islamic Intellectual History, and Arabic Codicology.