{"product_id":"history-of-the-quran-approaches-and-explorations-9781847742353","title":"History of the Qur'an: Approaches and Explorations","description":"The Qur'ān is the sacred religious\u003cbr\u003ebook of Muslims around the world. Yet its history, from its inception in\u003cbr\u003eseventh-century Arabia to its transmission in the modern world, remains\u003cbr\u003eunderstudied. The twelve chapters in this book address this lacuna by examining\u003cbr\u003emultifaceted stages in the Qur'ān's history and transmission through a broad\u003cbr\u003erange of methodological and theoretical approaches. The volume examines the\u003cbr\u003eearliest material evidence of the Qur'ān through its manuscript tradition and\u003cbr\u003eexplores their content and form. This includes a focus on the Qur'ān's unique\u003cbr\u003eorthography and insights into the Sanaa manuscripts. Additionally, this work provides\u003cbr\u003enew insights by broaching upon critical moments in the Qur'ān's history, such\u003cbr\u003eas the codification of Abu Bakr. A crucial component of the book deals with\u003cbr\u003eapproaches to the variant readings of the Qur'ān, understood as being\u003cbr\u003esanctioned through narrations on the \u003ci\u003eaḥruf\u003c\/i\u003e. It explores fresh\u003cbr\u003einsights into how Muslim scholars theorised such variances and the way they\u003cbr\u003erelated them to the \u003ci\u003eqira'āt, \u003c\/i\u003eincluding how they approached the\u003cbr\u003evariant codices of prominent companions. Furthermore, this work explores\u003cbr\u003eunderstudied non-Qur'ānic transmissions of the Qur'ān alongside the historical\u003cbr\u003edevelopment of Qur'ān translations. This volume advances the field of Qur'ānic\u003cbr\u003estudies and Qur'ānic history.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kube Publishing Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781847742353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400","brand":"F. Redhwan Karim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44792537841845,"sku":"9781847742353","price":34.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4f99ae0f-76a9-4ddf-9d43-dbf209e718ca.jpg?v=1731426529","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/history-of-the-quran-approaches-and-explorations-9781847742353","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}