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This work is the first detailed study of what the Qur'an means by 'wisdom.' It argues that the Qur'an, when it uses the term, is engaging with biblical wisdom discourse as it had been interpreted and understood in late antiquity. Biblical wisdom texts are a category of...
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OUP Oxford
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2026-02-09
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This work is the first detailed study of what the Qur'an means by 'wisdom.' It argues that the Qur'an, when it uses the term, is engaging with biblical wisdom discourse as it had been interpreted and understood in late antiquity. Biblical wisdom texts are a category of...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2026-02-02
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In Islamic law, maqasid--literally meaning goals, purposes, or objectives--signify the intent behind the rulings (ahkam) of shariah. When not explicitly mentioned in the Qur'an, hadith, or fiqh texts, maqasid can be identified through rational enquiry and...
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Oxford University Press
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2025-10-17
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«A most welcome addition to the growing literature on South Asian Muslim thinkers and their contributions to modern Islamic religious and intellectual thought. … In its various chapters, the author provides us with a sweeping, panoramic survey of the thought of...
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Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
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2025-03-06
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Die Verbindung von Sprache und fiqh zeigt sich insofern klar, als die Normen (a?kam) im theologisch-rechtlichen Kontext u.a. direkt von den arabischen Überlieferungstexten des Koran und der Sunna ergründet werden.Die Lehren tafsir, fiqh bzw. u?ul al-fiqh spielen hier...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2024-10-17
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Rebellious Wives, Neglectful Husbands brings into conversation the distinct fields of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) studies and women's studies by exploring significant shifts in modern Qur'anic commentaries on the subject of women. Hadia Mubarak places three of the most...
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Oxford University Press
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2022-04-15
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The most comprehensive and up-to-date English-language guide on hadith scholarshipThe source of much of our knowledge of the first two centuries of Islamic history, the hadith literature is made up of thousands of traditions collected during the formative years of...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2020-01-14
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Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
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In this book, Angelika Neuwirth provides a new approach to understanding the founding text of Islam. Typical exegesis of the Qur'an treats the text teleologically, as a fait accompli finished text, or as a replica or summary of the Bible in Arabic. Instead Neuwirth...
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Oxford University Press
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2019-02-19
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Fully revised and updated, the second edition of The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an offers an ideal resource for anyone who wishes to read and understand the Qur'an as a text and as a vital component of Muslim life. While retaining the literary approach to the...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2017-03-14
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Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
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Winner of the Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Textual Studies from the American Academy of Religion
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1148 - 1210) wrote prolifically in the disciplines of theology, Quranic exegesis, and philosophy. He composed treatises on...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-10-31
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Considered in Islam to be the infallible word of God, The Qur'an was revealed to the prophet Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel in a series of divine revelations over many years after his first vision in the cave. In 114 chapters, or surahs, it provides the rules of...
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Penguin
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2013-09-26
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With the current turmoil in the Middle East, there is a growing interest about Islam—the world’s second largest religion and one of the fastest growing—and its holy book, the Koran (or Qur’an). Now, with this easy-to-follow, plain-English guide, you can explore the...
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For Dummies
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2011-03-04
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The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago. Recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic, the sacred text has nevertheless remained difficult to understand in its English translations. First...
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OUP Oxford
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2010-04-08
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'Across the language barrier Dawood captures the thunder and poetry of the original' The TimesThe Koran is universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible Word of God as first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel nearly fourteen hundred years ago....
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Penguin
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2003-01-30
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The Koran has constituted a remarkably strong core of identity and continuity for a religious tradition that is now in its fifteenth century. This Very Short Introduction explores the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in traditional Muslim culture....
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OUP Oxford
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2000-02-25
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