History of the Qur'an
Approaches and Explorations
$46.31
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2025
Summary
The Qur’an is the sacred religious book of Muslims around the world. Yet its history, from its inception in seventh-century Arabia to its transmission in the modern world, remains understudied. The twelve chapters in this book address this lacuna by examining multifaceted stages in the Qur’an’s history and transmission through a broad range of methodological and theoretical approaches.
The volume examines the earliest material evidence of the Qur’an through its manuscript tradition an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847742346 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1847742343 |
| Author: | F. Redhwan Karim |
| Publisher: | Kube Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Kube Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 624g |
| Dimensions: | 209mm x 148mm |
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Critics Review
‘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
About The Author
F. Redhwan Karim
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.
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