Hovering about the Qur'an without entering into it? On the academic study of the Qur'an.

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What does it mean to study the Qur'an historically? In this initial episode we consider how historically oriented research on the Qur'an relates to religious belief and to traditional Islamic scriptural interpretation.

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Rekindling Prophecy: The Qur'an in its historical milieu.

This second episode examines the historical context in which the material now collected in the Qur'an was first promulgated. Special attention is paid to the various groups of addressees who figure in the Qur'an.

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Introducing the Qur'an

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Nicolai Sinai

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qur'an

islam

Department: Faculty of Oriental Studies

Date Added: 27/02/2018

Duration: 00:10:52

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