Approaches to the History of the Interpretation of the Qur’ān / / ed. by Andrew Rippin.
In recent years, the Qur’ān has come to the forefront of scholarly investigations in Islamic studies. However, the traditional interpretation of the book, commonly termed tafsīr, remains a vast, virtually untapped field of investigation. Many Muslims tend to ignore the material, seeing it as a store...
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Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE TO THE REPRINT
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- CONTENTS
- CONTRIBUTORS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- Introduction
- PART I. FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF TAFSIR
- 1. Origins and Early Development of the tafsir Tradition
- 2. The Value of the Hafs and Warsh Transmissions for the Textual History of the Qur'an
- 3. Quranic Hermeneutics: The Views of al-Tabari and Ibn Kathir
- 4. The Function of hadith as Commentary on the Qur'an, as Seen in the Six Authoritative Collections
- 5. Legends in tafsir and hadith Literature: The Creation of Adam and Related Stories
- PART II. GENRES OF TAFSIR
- 6. The Exegetical Genre nasikh al-Qur'an wa mansukhuhu
- 7. The Rhetorical Interpretation of the Qur'an: i'jaz and Related Topics
- 8. Lexicographical Texts and the Qur'an
- PART III. SECTARIAN DIMENSIONS OF INTERPRETATION
- 9. The Speaking Qur'an and the Silent Qur'an: A Study of the Principles and Development of Imami Shi'i tafsir
- 10. Isma'ili ta'wil of the Qur'an
- 11. Interpretation as Revelation: The Qur'an Commentary of Sayyid'All Muhammad Shlrazi, the Bab (1819-1850)
- PART IV. MODERN TRENDS IN TAFSIR
- 12. Quranic Exegesis in the Malay World: In Search of a Profile
- 13. Qur'an Recitation Training in Indonesia: A Survey of Contexts and Handbooks
- 14. Abu'l-A'la Mawdudi's Tafhim al-Qur'an
- GENERAL INDEX
- INDEX OF QURANIC CITATIONS