Introduction to the Qur'an

William Montgomery Watt; Richard Bell

Published by Edinburgh University Press 1995

Introduction to the Qur'an

William Montgomery Watt and Richard Bell

In the series The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474497008

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Contents

About this book

Surveying the life, aims, character and inspiration of Muhammad, this classic introduction explains the history, form and chronology of the Qur'an, and gives the views of Muslim and Occidental scholars.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
FOREWORD TO THE REVISED EDITION Publicly Available Download PDF	v
THE CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
CHAPTER ONE. The Historical Context
1. The international situation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Life in Arabia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
3. Muḥammad’s career Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Annex A. Chronology of Muḥammad’s career Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Annex B. Ḥanīf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
CHAPTER TWO. Muḥammad’s Prophetic Experience
1. Criticisms of the claim to prophethood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
2. Qur’ānic descriptions of revelation and prophethood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
3. The conception of the prophetic function Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
4. The writing down of the Qur’ān Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
CHAPTER THREE. The History of the Text
1. The collection’ of the Qur’ān Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
2. The pre-‘Uthmānic codices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
3. The writing of the Qur’an and early textual studies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
4. The authenticity and completeness of the Qur’ān Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
CHAPTER FOUR. The External Form of the Qur’ān
1. Its name and liturgical divisions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
2. The suras and verses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
3. The mysterious letters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
4. The dramatic form Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
CHAPTER FIVE. Features of Qur’ānic Style
1. Rhymes and strophes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
2. Various didactic forms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
3. The language of the Qur’ān Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
CHAPTER SIX. The Shaping of the Qur’ān
1. The theory of abrogation and the possibility of revision Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
2. Evidences of revision and alteration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
3. Bell’s hypothesis o f written documents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
CHAPTER SEVEN. The Chronology of the Qur’ān
1. Traditional Islamic views of dating Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
2. European theories of dating Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
3. The sequence of ideas as a guide to chronology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
CHAPTER EIGHT. The Names of the Revealed Message
1. Signs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
2. Stories of punishment; al-mathānī Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
3. The Qur’ān Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
4. The Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
5. Other names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
CHAPTER NINE. The Doctrines of the Qur’ān
1. The doctrine o f God Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
2. Other spiritual beings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
3. Prophethood; other religions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
4. The doctrine of the Last Judgement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
5. Regulations for the life o f the community Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
CHAPTER TEN. Muslim Scholarship and the Qur’ān
1. Interpretation and exegesis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
2. The theologians Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
CHAPTE ELEVEN. The Qur’ān and Occidental Scholarship
1. Translations and studies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
2. Problems facing the non-Muslim scholar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Table for converting verse-numbers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	202
Table o f suras with chronology, etc. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Index to the Qur’ān Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Index to the Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 272
Keywords: Islamic Studies

eBook

Published: February 15, 2022
ISBN: 9781474497008