The composition and writing of the Qurʾan : old explanations and new evidence
Other Title(s)
نظم القران و كتابته : بين أطروحات قديمة و أدلة جديدة
Author
Source
Journal of College of Shariaa and Islamic Studies
Issue
Vol. 38, Issue 1 (31 Jul. 2020), pp.121-135, 15 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2020-07-31
Country of Publication
Qatar
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This article challenges the view, common among Western academics since early last century, that the Qurʾān was left incomplete as a book and did not take final shape until well after the Prophet’s death.
Against this, it highlights an example of structural continuity: that of center-periphery connection between adjacent sūras.
This type of connection is identified throughout the phases of revelation, from the early Meccan period to the late Medinan one.
The structural consistency illuminated here indicates that one author or authority likely arranged the Qurʾān, a finding in accordance with recent stylometric analysis of the text carried out at Princeton University.
It also accords with an examination of the theme of jihād in the Qurʾān, the conclusions of which were presented at the 2017 International Qur’anic Studies Association conference in Boston.
Far from suggesting a multiplicity of voices, the doctrine of jihād is characterized by overall consistency and adherence to core principles, pointing to a likely single origin.
Next, before the conclusion of the article, an updated hypothesis for the early writing and transmission of the Qurʾān is presented, taking into account the existence of minor variations in the old codices, the reports about an ʿUthmānic commission issuing a standard text, and the fact that no prototype manuscript has been discovered.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Farrin, Raymond K.. 2020. The composition and writing of the Qurʾan : old explanations and new evidence. Journal of College of Shariaa and Islamic Studies،Vol. 38, no. 1, pp.121-135.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-965625
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Farrin, Raymond K.. The composition and writing of the Qurʾan : old explanations and new evidence. Journal of College of Shariaa and Islamic Studies Vol. 38, no. 1 (Jul. 2020), pp.121-135.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-965625
American Medical Association (AMA)
Farrin, Raymond K.. The composition and writing of the Qurʾan : old explanations and new evidence. Journal of College of Shariaa and Islamic Studies. 2020. Vol. 38, no. 1, pp.121-135.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-965625
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 134-135
Record ID
BIM-965625