Overview

The Qur'n is the sacred religiousbook of Muslims around the world. Yet its history, from its inception inseventh-century Arabia to its transmission in the modern world, remainsunderstudied. The twelve chapters in this book address this lacuna by examiningmultifaceted stages in the Qur'n's history and transmission through a broadrange of methodological and theoretical approaches. The volume examines theearliest material evidence of the Qur'n through its manuscript tradition andexplores their content and form. This includes a focus on the Qur'n's uniqueorthography and insights into the Sanaa manuscripts. Additionally, this work providesnew insights by broaching upon critical moments in the Qur'n's history, suchas the codification of Abu Bakr. A crucial component of the book deals withapproaches to the variant readings of the Qur'n, understood as beingsanctioned through narrations on thearuf. It explores freshinsights into how Muslim scholars theorised such variances and the way theyrelated them to theqira't,including how they approached thevariant codices of prominent companions. Furthermore, this work exploresunderstudied non-Qur'nic transmissions of the Qur'n alongside the historicaldevelopment of Qur'n translations. This volume advances the field of Qur'nicstudies and Qur'nic history.

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‘Presenting a diverse range of perspectives and arguments, this book avidly explores not only the historical contours of the transmission of the text of the Qur’an, but also the conceptual frameworks and paradigms that intricately shaped its reception.’ Mustafa Shah, SOAS University of London, UK Editor of The Oxford Handbook of Qur’anic Studies   ‘This volume brings together a variety of different authors of various backgrounds, and paints a strikingly comprehensive picture of the history of the Qur’an. It successfully brings material evidence, and traditional Qur’anic sciences into conversation and integrates them to present new and thought-provoking insights.’ Marijn van Putten, Leiden University, Netherlands Author of Quranic Arabic: From Its Hijazi Origins to Its Classical Reading Traditions

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F. Redhwan Karim isLecturer in Islamic Studies and Course Leader for the B.A Islamic Studiesprogram at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education, UK. He completed hisPhD at SOAS, University of London in Islamic Studies and has published onQur'anic Studies, Islamic Intellectual History, and Arabic Codicology.

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