The Qur'an

An Introduction

By: Abdullah Saeed

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Paperback | 24 January 2008 | Edition Number 1

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There is much more to the Qur'an than the selective quotations favoured by Islamic fundamentalists. This book provides a student-friendly guide to the many ways in which the Qur'an can be read.

Designed for both Muslims and Western non-Muslim students, it examines the Qur'an in Western scholarship as well as giving an overview of the rich interpretive traditions from the time of the Prophet Muhammad to the present day.

This guide is a concise introduction to all aspects of the Qur'an: history, understanding and interpretation, providing:

coverage of both pre-modern and modern periods
plenty of examples to illustrate key points and aid student understanding
summaries, timelines and a glossary.

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'Saeed's Introduction is an excellent work for students and general readers who are seeking a well-written and sympathetic introduction to the Qur'an that does not avoid the critical questions that feature in contemporary scholarship. The book provides a comprehensive view of both what the Qur'an says and how Muslims have interacted with the text during history. The full power of the Qur'anic text is conveyed along with the diversity of reactions to it in both olden and modern times. Overall Saeed has provided us with a valuable classroom tool that is both accessible and informative.' - Andrew Rippin, University of Victoria, author of Muslims: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices

'It is ideal as a text for serious academic work on the Qur'an. Summing up: Highly recommended.' - Choice

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Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
The Qur'an in its context	p. 1
The world of the Prophet Muhammad	p. 3
Prophet Muhammad's life as part of the context	p. 6
Socio-historical context and cultural language	p. 11
Ethical language of the Qur'an: context and women	p. 13
Intellectual currents that influenced Muslim engagement with the Qur'an	p. 15
Summary	p. 18
Recommended reading	p. 18
Notes	p. 19
Revelation and the Qur'an	p. 21
The nature of revelation	p. 22
Forms of revelation in the Islamic context	p. 24
Revelation: God's speech in human language	p. 27
The Qur'an as purely divine revelation	p. 29
Spoken word and written word	p. 30
Revelation and interpretation	p. 30
Towards a broader understanding of revelation	p. 31
Levels of revelation of the Qur'an	p. 32
Summary	p. 33
Recommended reading	p. 34
Notes	p. 34
The Qur'an as scripture	p. 37
Structure of the Qur'an	p. 38
Compiling the Qur'an as a single text	p. 42
Challenges by Western scholars of the Qur'an	p. 47
Evolution of the script of the Qur'an and its presentation	p. 50
The nature of the Qur'anic text: the idea of inimitability	p. 52
Connection between the Qur'an and the traditions of the Prophet	p. 54
Summary	p. 56
Recommended reading	p. 56
Notes	p. 57
Major themes and text types	p. 61
God	p. 62
Spiritual beings	p. 64
Satan - the symbol of evil and disobedience	p. 64
Creation	p. 65
Earlier prophetic figures	p. 66
Faith and other religions	p. 69
Historical events of the Prophet's time	p. 70
Life after death	p. 72
Human behaviour	p. 73
Types of texts in the Qur'an	p. 74
Summary	p. 79
Recommended reading	p. 79
Notes	p. 80
The Qur'an in daily life	p. 83
Reciting the Qur'an	p. 85
Handling the Qur'an	p. 87
Ritual purity and cleanliness	p. 88
Desecration of the Qur'an	p. 91
Qur'anic texts and calligraphy	p. 92
Summary	p. 93
Recommended reading	p. 93
Notes	p. 94
Western scholarship and the Qur'an	p. 97
Early Western scholarship on Islam and the Qur'an	p. 99
Later Western scholarship on Islam and the Qur'an	p. 102
Contemporary Western scholarship on Islam and the Qur'an	p. 105
Summary	p. 113
Recommended reading	p. 113
Notes	p. 114
Translation of the Qur'an	p. 119
Early Muslim interest in Qur'anic translation	p. 120
Non-Muslims and translation of the Qur'an	p. 121
Muslims and translation of the Qur'an	p. 123
Muslim discourse on translation	p. 126
Translation: a case study	p. 129
Some commonly available translations of the Qur'an in English	p. 133
Translations of the Qur'an on the Internet	p. 137
Summary	p. 139
Notes	p. 139
The Qur'an and other scriptures	p. 143
Muslim understandings of scripture	p. 145
Jewish and Christian scriptures in the Qur'an	p. 146
Muslim views on 'distortion' of Jewish and Christian scriptures	p. 147
Scholarly engagement with Jewish and Christian sources	p. 150
Muslim attitudes to Jewish and Christian scriptures	p. 152
Summary	p. 156
Recommended reading	p. 156
Notes	p. 157
Ethico-legal teachings	p. 161
Scripture and religious law	p. 162
Types of ethico-legal texts in the Qur'an	p. 163
Adaptability of ethico-legal teachings	p. 170
Summary	p. 172
Recommended reading	p. 173
Notes	p. 174
Selected exegetical principles and ideas	p. 177
Tradition- or reason-based exegesis	p. 178
Selected principles in Qur'anic exegesis	p. 182
Summary	p. 189
Recommended reading	p. 189
Notes	p. 190
Approaches to Qur'anic exegesis	p. 193
Early exegesis	p. 194
Three broad trends of exegesis	p. 196
Other key trends	p. 202
Exegesis in the modern period	p. 208
Summary	p. 214
Recommended reading	p. 215
Notes	p. 216
Modern interpretation of the Qur'an	p. 219
Differences between textualists and contextualists	p. 220
Fazlur Rahman	p. 222
Amina Wadud	p. 225
Muhammad Shahrour	p. 226
Mohammed Arkoun	p. 227
Khaled Abou El Fadl	p. 228
Summary	p. 231
Recommended reading	p. 231
Notes	p. 232
Glossary	p. 235
Bibliography	p. 243
Index	p. 257
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