The sublime qur'an and orientalism
Khalif muhammad
The sublime qur'an and orientalism / Muhammad Khalif - New York: Longman group limited, 1983 - xviii, 262 P.
Preface
Acknowledgements
PART I
Introduction The Qur'an and Its Names
Chapter 1
The Authorship of the Qur'an
The authorship of the Gospels
The authorship of the Pentateuch
Books held sacred by other religions
Orientalists' claims about the authorship of the Qur'an
Claims that the Prophet was a poet
Claims that the Qur'an resulted from his imagination
Claims that he was an epileptic
Claims that he composed the Qur'an helped by Jewish and Christian sources
Chapter 2
The Divine Composition of the Qur'an
The Qur'anic literary style
More Orientalists' comments on the Qur'anic style
Comments by modern Arab linguists
The frequency of occurrence of alphabetical letters Individual letters at the beginning of Surahs
The subject matter of the Qur'an
Conclusion
Chapter 3
First Writing of the Qur'an
The revelations came down in instalments
Early memorizing and writing of the Qur'an
Historical evidence
Chronological and textual orders
English
0582780365 (hbk)
Sublime--Qur'an--Orientalism
297.1226 / K5267
The sublime qur'an and orientalism / Muhammad Khalif - New York: Longman group limited, 1983 - xviii, 262 P.
Preface
Acknowledgements
PART I
Introduction The Qur'an and Its Names
Chapter 1
The Authorship of the Qur'an
The authorship of the Gospels
The authorship of the Pentateuch
Books held sacred by other religions
Orientalists' claims about the authorship of the Qur'an
Claims that the Prophet was a poet
Claims that the Qur'an resulted from his imagination
Claims that he was an epileptic
Claims that he composed the Qur'an helped by Jewish and Christian sources
Chapter 2
The Divine Composition of the Qur'an
The Qur'anic literary style
More Orientalists' comments on the Qur'anic style
Comments by modern Arab linguists
The frequency of occurrence of alphabetical letters Individual letters at the beginning of Surahs
The subject matter of the Qur'an
Conclusion
Chapter 3
First Writing of the Qur'an
The revelations came down in instalments
Early memorizing and writing of the Qur'an
Historical evidence
Chronological and textual orders
English
0582780365 (hbk)
Sublime--Qur'an--Orientalism
297.1226 / K5267
