The Qur'an And Its Study: An In-Depth Exploration of Islam's Sacred Scripture
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Adil Salahi
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About The Book
Ever since its revelation over fourteen hundred years ago, the Qur'an has been the focus of considerable scholarly research. The present work represents one of the finest contemporary examples of Qur'anic scholarship written by a scholar who has spent a lifetime studying and teaching Qur'anic studies.
In the course of five rich sections, Prof Adnan Zarzour considers an incredible range of topics including the nature of Qur'anic revelation, the history of the Qur'an's compilation, an exploration of the Qur'an's language, style and the nature of its stylistic inimitability and artistic features. Other themes explored here include the impact of the Qur'an on Islamic civilization, as well as the various classical sub-disciplines of Qur'anic studies, including the study of the variant readings (qirat), the reasons for revelation (asbab al-nuzal), and abrogation (naskh).
Prof Zarzour also explores contemporary scholarship on the Qur'an, notably through a critical evaluation of modern tendencies such as the claim that the Qur'an contains scientific miracles, as well as through an evaluation of some of the most scintillating modern works of Qur'anic commentary (tafsir). This invaluable work will considerably enrich anyone's library and will serve as a reference work for generations to come.
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About the author
Adnan Zarzour: Prof. Adnan Muhammad Zarzour is a Syrian Islamic scholar with a distinguished academic career spanning Qur'anic sciences, theology, and intellectual history. He completed his undergraduate degree at the Faculty of Shari'a at the University of Damascus in 1960, then pursued advanced studies at Dar al-Ulum, Cairo University, where he earned both his Masters and doctoral degrees. Over a long and productive academic career, he taught at universities throughout the Arab world and later served as a visiting professor at Qatar University. His scholarly interests are wide-ranging, encompassing Qur'anic and hadith sciences, Islamic theology, intellectual history, biographical literature, and contemporary discussions in political philosophy, including human rights, secularism, and nationalism. His book on the Qur'an and its study reflects the breadth of his engagement with the Islamic scholarly tradition.
About the translator
Adil Salahi: Adil Salahi is a contemporary scholar, author, and translator whose work has helped bring the Islamic tradition to English-speaking readers. Trained in the classical sciences under teachers in Damascus, in the long-standing tradition of study and certification, he combined that grounding with a background in English literature. For many years he taught at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education in England. The greater part of his career was in broadcasting and print journalism. He worked with Syrian radio and the BBC Arabic Service, contributed to the Arabic daily al-Sharq al-Awsat, and for more than thirty years wrote the full-page column "Islam in Perspective" for the Saudi newspaper Arab News. As an author, Salahi is best known for Muhammad: Man and Prophet, a widely read life of the Prophet that has gone through many printings and appeared in several languages, and for the companion study Muhammad: His Character and Conduct, as well as Pioneers of Islamic Scholarship. His translations include Sayyid Qutb's eighteen-volume Qur'anic commentary Fi Zilal al-Qur'an (In the Shade of the Qur'an) and an English rendering of the Qur'an. His other writings range across hadith studies, Qur'anic sciences, and questions of family and society, reflecting a lifelong concern to explain Islam clearly to a modern audience.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9780860377801
Publisher
Kube Publishing
Author
Adnan Zarzour
Pages
576
Translator
Adil Salahi
Year Published
2018
Size
W- | H- | D-
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