Prolegomena to the Qur'anOxford University Press, 1998 M06 25 - 288 páginas Ayatollah al-Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al Musawi al-Khui (1899-1992) was one of the most respected and widely acclaimed authorities on Twelver Shi'ite Islam in this century. This book, which was first published in Arabic in 1974, presents al-Khuis comprehensive introduction to the history of the Quran. In it, al-Khui revisits many critical and controversial topics connected with the collection and ultimate canonization of the text that have received little attention in contemporary Muslim scholarship since the classical age. For instance, he tackles what is probably the single most controversial subject in Quranic studies: the question of possible alterations to the Quran as maintained by some succeeding generations of compilers of the Quran. Throughout the volume, al-Khui stresses the importance of understanding the historical setting in which the Quran was revealed; he does this in order to apply its provisions appropriately in contemporary Muslim society, with its ever-expanding legal and ethical requirements. In addition to expounding his own views, al-Khui also has the polemical purpose of refuting Sunni beliefs and concepts concerning various matters related to the theories of alteration and abrogation in the Quran. His arguments illuminate some of the substantial yet little-understood and appreciated issues that have been truly at stake between the two principal segments of the Muslim community. Translator Abdulaziz A. Sachedina supplies a helpful introduction to al-Khuis work, discussing the methodological problems involved with the study of such texts, and placing it in the historical context of polemic literature in Islam. |
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The Prolegomena | 23 |
Introduction | 25 |
1 The Inimitability of the Quran | 39 |
2 Erroneous Impressions Concerning the Miraculous Inimitability of the Quran | 69 |
3 Concerning the Prophets Other Miracles | 82 |
4 Insight about the Readers of the Quran | 92 |
5 An Examination of the Readings | 105 |
7 The Protection of the Quran from Alteration | 135 |
8 The Collection of the Quran | 163 |
9 Evidence Based on the Literal Sense of the Quran | 178 |
10 Abrogation in the Quran | 186 |
11 Modification in the Creation | 254 |
12 The Principles of the Exegesis | 262 |
Created or Eternal with God? | 268 |
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Abd Allah Abī Abū Abū Amr Abu Bakr ahl al-bayt Aḥmad al-Baqir al-Hasan al-Ma'ida al-Sadiq Al-Tabarī Alī Allāh alteration apparent sense Arabic argument asked attributed authority Ayatollah badā believe Book caliphate chain of transmission chapter cited claim codices collected the Qur'an command consensus contradict Dār divine established evidence Exalted exegesis existence God's saying Hanbal Hence Ibid Ibn Abbas Ibn al-Jazarī Ibn Kathir Imam al-Ṣādiq injunction Islam Ja'far jurist killing knowledge Lord maintain marja matter mentioned Messenger miracles Moreover Muḥammad mujtahid Muslims mut'a muta Naḥḥās Najaf obligation obligatory occurred opinion ordinance permissible person prayer progeny prohibition proof Prophet peace prophethood Qur'an was revealed Quraysh readers reason regarding religious ruling seven harfs seven readings Shari'a Shi'ite single narration speech Sunna Sunni scholars sword verse Tabarī Tafsir things tion truth Ubayy Umar Umar's uninterrupted transmission Uthman verse was abrogated woman word zakāt Zayd