Overview

The Qur'an and Its Interpreters introduces the Western reader to the Qur'an as Muslims have understood it. The record of the Qur'an in the community as a force shaping the life of Muslims can be most clearly discerned through the vast literature of interpretation known as tafsir. This multivolume work is based on a large number of tafsir sources, representing all the major religious schools and stages of Muslim history for the last one thousand years. It will cover the entire Qur'an. This first volume consists of an introduction to the science and sources of interpretation of the Qur'an and the first two surahs of the Qur'an. The treatment is comprehensive and thorough. While the work is based entirely on primary sources, this volume includes a substantial bibliography of works on the Qur'an in Western languages. The Qur'an is the word of God as it was revealed to the prophet Muhammad, interiorized by the community, then shaped into an earthly book whose original archetype is with God. Dr. Ayoub concerns himself not with the history of the Qur'an, but with the way it was collected and fixed into an official codex, the recension of which has voiced the community's prayers and devotions, set its legal norms and moral standards, and occupied its best minds for more than thirteen hundred years.

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Author:   Mahmoud M. Ayoub
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9780873957274

ISBN 10:   087395727
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   30 June 1984
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Preface Notes on Style Key to Sources Introduction Scope, Method, and Sources The Qur'an and Its Bearers The Principles and Development of Tafsir Surat al-Fatihah (The Opening) Occasion of Revelation and Titles of Surat al-Fatihah The Excellences of Surat al-Fatihah Verses of Surat al-Fatihah Tafsir: Verse 1 Verse 2 Verses 3-4 Verses 5-6 Verse 7 Surat al-Baqarah (The Cow) Occasion of Revelation and Titles of Surat al-Baqarah Excellences of Surat al-Baqarah Tafsir: Verse 1 Verse 2 Verses 3-14 Verses 15-24 Verses 25-29 Verses 30-39 Verses 40-49 Verses 50-61 Verses 62-66 Verses 67-73 Verses 74-80 Verses 81-85 Verses 86-87 Verses 88-93 Verses 94-98 Verses 99-102 Verses 103-104 Verses 105-108 Verses 109-113 Verses 114-123 Verses 124-134 Verse 135 Verses 136-138 Verses 139-142 Verses 143-150 Verses 151-157 Verse 158 Verses 159-163 Verses 164-172 Verses 173-182 Verses 183-187 Verses 188-195 Verses 196-203 Verses 204-209 Verses 210-212 Verse 213 Verses 214-225 Verses 226-237 Verses 238-239 Verses 240-245 Verses 246-251 Verses 252-254 Verses 255-257 Verses 258-260 Verses 261-274 Verses 275-281 Verses 282-286 Arabic Sources Consulted Bibliography of Major Words on the Qur'an in Western Languages Index

Reviews

Dr. Ayoub s work seems to be a pioneering one but, indeed, promises to go a long way in filling a great need. Fazlur Rahman, The University of Chicago It is well organized and presented and reads smoothly. Thus it is well suited to serve as a companion reference work to the Qur an, especially for the non-Arabic-speaking reader and scholar interested in the religious significance of the Qur an for Muslims. Wilfred F. Madelung, The Oriental Institute, University of Oxford

Author Information

Mahmoud M. Ayoub is research associate and associate professor, Center for Religious Studies, University of Toronto, Canada.

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