Books in the Routledge Studies in the Qur'an series

This volume explores the relationship between the Qur¿an and aspects of the Jewish and Christian tradition in the spirit of continuity and reform.

The essays in The Qur'an in the Malay-Indonesian World resolve this, aiming to expand our knowledge of tafsir and its history in the Malay-Indonesian world. Highlighting the scope of Qur'anic interpretation in the Malay world in its various vernaculars, it also contextualizes this work to reveal its place as part of the wider Islamic world, especially through its connections to the Arab world, and demonstrates the strength of these connections. The volume is divided into three parts written primarily by scholars from Malaysia and Indonesia. Beginning with a historical overview, it then moves into chapters with a more specifically regional focus to conclude with a thematic approach by looking at topics of some controversy in the broader world.

Combining theoretical and methodological clarity with close readings of qur'ānic texts, these contributions provide close analysis of specific passages, themes, and issues within the Qurʾān, even as they attend to the disciplinary challenges within the field of qur'ānic studies today. Chapters are arranged into three parts, treating specific figures appearing in the Qurʾān, analysing particular suras, and finally reflecting on the Qur'ān and its "others." They explore the internal dimensions and interior chronology of the Qur'ān as text, its possible conversations with biblical and non-biblical traditions in Late Antiquity, and its role as scripture in modern exegesis and recitation. Together, they are indispensable for students and scholars who seek an understanding of the Qur'ān founded on the most recent scholarly achievements.

"This book is a literary and historical analysis of the Arabic Quran and Aramaic Gospels, i.e. the four canonical Gospels preserved in the Syriac and Christian Palestinian Aramaic (CPA) dialects"--

This volume showcases a wide range of contemporary approaches to the identification of literary structures within Qur¿anic surahs. Recent academic studies of the Qur¿an have taken an increasing interest in the concept of the surah as a unity and, with it, the division of complete surahs into consecutive sections or parts.

This book continues the work of The Qur¿¿n in its Historical Context, in which an international group of scholars address an expanded range of topics on the Qur¿¿n and its origins, looking beyond medieval Islamic traditions to present the Qur¿¿n¿s own conversation with the religions and literatures of its day.

The Qur'an, in its use of allusions, depends on the Biblical knowledge of its audience. This book challenges the scholarly notion that the Qur'an must be interpreted through the medieval commentaries shaped by the biography of the prophet Muhammad, and argues that the text is best read in light of Christian and Jewish scripture.

This book relates the Muslim understanding of Moses in the Qur'an to the Epic of Gilgamesh, Alexander Romances, Aramaic Targums, Rabbinic Bible exegesis, and folklore from the ancient and medieval Mediterranean.

Examines the literary elements in the Qur'an and analyses how they function in conveying its religious message effectively.

Providing commentary on the controversial revisionist school of Qur'anic studies, this book explores the origins, scholarship and development of the Qur'an. Among other things, it analyzes the controversial theories of Luxenberg regarding Syriac and the Quran, and in particular his argument that the term Hur refers not to virgins but to grapes.

Presents an examination of the Job, Saul, David and Noah figures as portrayed in "al-Tha'labi's 'Ara'is al-majalis" and other key historiographical and folkloric texts of the medieval Islamic period. This book explores the nature of al-Tha'labi's work from a historical and literary context. It is suitable for students of Quranic studies.

Study of the Sufi Qur'anic commentaries, includes writings translated into English. This book examines the hermeneutical assumptions of Sufis, their views, knowledge, and interpretation. It explores the diverse styles found within the Sufi commentaries, ranging from philosophical literary narrative and poetry to musings and popular preaching.