Overview
This pioneering volume, the first in a series, presents a plurality of voices, methods and concerns in Qur'anic interpretation ranging from the 8th century to the present day. No previous work has drawn on such a comprehensive range of commentaries and covered such a wide spectrum of theological approaches. On the Nature of the Divine analyses the works of twenty selected Sunni, Shi'i, Ibadi, Mu'tazili, and Sufi commentators on six Qur'anic verses, revealing varied approaches to the scripture and its meaning. In their attempts to discern God's nature, the commentators inevitably introduce their own particular theological concerns into their commentaries. Contextual introductions and annotated translations allow the reader to follow the genesis of key intellectual debates and religio-political attitudes still relevant to the lives of Muslims today. This combination of previously untranslated texts and extensive annotation provides an invaluable and innovative contribution to the field of Islamic studies.
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Author: Feras Hamza (Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, American University in Dubai) ,
Sajjad Rizvi (Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Director of MA in Islamic Studies and Centre of Islamic Philosophy, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter) ,
Farhana Mayer (Editor in the Qur'anic Studies Unit at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Volume:
Dimensions:
Width: 17.10cm
, Height: 4.20cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 1.186kg
ISBN: 9780197200001
ISBN 10: 0197200001
Pages: 688
Publication Date: 11 December 2008
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
a sumptuous book that is copiously annotated and immensely rewarding for the reader...This anthology is as rich, if not richer, than any single tafsir work in the original Arabic, and provides an unparalleled journey through the entire gamut of Qur'anic commentaries. I eagerly await the next volume. Scott C. Lucas. Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies. A remarkable and unique contribution to the field of Qur'anic research and scholarship in English language...I recommend this book to all students and scholars of the Qur'an. Muhammad Khan. The Muslim News Notwithstanding its modest title of being an anthology , it is massive scholarly feat which covers vast ground... The editors' selection of the commentators is wide-ranging and representative, enabling as it does readers to gain acquaintance with diverse strands of thought and sectarian perspectives. It is quite impressive to encounter a multiplicity of approaches, mindsets, sectarian considerations, and tools and strategies at work in the numerous attempts to arrive at the meaning of the Qur'an... The volume is an epitome of solid scholarship Abdur Raheem Kidwai, The Muslim World Book Review
Notwithstanding its modest title of being an anthology , it is massive scholarly feat which covers vast ground... The editors' selection of the commentators is wide-ranging and representative, enabling as it does readers to gain acquaintance with diverse strands of thought and sectarian perspectives. It is quite impressive to encounter a multiplicity of approaches, mindsets, sectarian considerations, and tools and strategies at work in the numerous attempts to arrive at the meaning of the Qur'an... The volume is an epitome of solid scholarship Abdur Raheem Kidwai, The Muslim World Book Review
