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Narratives of Tampering in the Earliest Commentaries on the Qur'an.

Shedding light on a theme which affects Muslim-Christian conversation to the present day, this book describes the earliest extant interpretations of the Qur'?n's "tampering" verses which have been used to support the Muslim accusation of the corruption of pre-Qur'?nic script...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nickel, Gordon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2010.
Colección:History of Christian-Muslim relations.
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  • Foreword; Chapter One Islamic Acusations of Falsification in Scholarly Perspective; Link Between Accusation and Qurʼān?; Development Within Early Commentaries; Tampering Portrayed Through Narrative; Chapter Two The Doctrine of Corruption as a Polemical Theme; Tampering with Meaning, Tampering with Text; Verses Connected to the Tampering Theme; Exegesis During the Formative Period of Islam; Chapter Three Qur'ānic References to the Earlier Scriptures; References to Earlier Scriptures in the Qurʼān; Scriptures Mentioned by Name; "The Book"; Other Writings; The Word of God.
  • The Claim of ConfirmationCharacterizations of the Earlier Scriptures; The Semantic Field of Tampering; Labasa, to confound; Verbs of Concealing: katama, asarra, akhfā; Baddala, to substitute; Ḥarrafa, to tamper with; Lawā, to twist; Nasiya, to forget; The Operation of the Semantic Field; Conclusions; Chapter Four Muqātil Ibn Sulaymān on the Qurʼānic Verses of Tampering; Muqātil's Style of Exegesis; Muqātil's Commentary on Verses Containing Verbs of Alteration; Q 2:58, 59; Q 2:75; Q 2:211; Q 4:46; Q 5:13; Q 5:41; Q 7:162; Muqātil's Commentary on Verses Containing Verbs of Concealment; Q 2:42.
  • Q 2:77Q 2:140; Q 2:146; Q 2:159; Q 2:174; Q 3:71; Q 3:187; Q 4:37; Q 5:15; Q 6:91; Muqātil's Commentary on Verses Containing Other Verbs of Tampering; Confounding; Twisting; Forgetting; Muqātil's Commentary on Verses Containing Expressions of Action; Write the Book with Hands; Sell for a Little Price; Throw Behind Backs; Invent a Lie Against God; Analysis of Muqātil's Exegesis; Muqātil's Understanding of the Alteration Verses; Adding Words to a Verbal Report; Abusing the Prophet and Slandering Religion; Refusing to Acknowledge the Truth; Setting aside a Torah Command.
  • Substituting One Saying for AnotherMuqātil's Understanding of the Concealment Verses; Muqātil's Understanding of Other Tampering Verses; Muqātil's Understanding of Verses Containing Expressions of Action; Conclusion; Chapter Five Ṭabarī on the Qurʼānic Verses of Tampering; Ṭabarī's Commentary on Verses of Alteration; Description: Wide Variety of Exegetical Traditions; Q 2:75; Q 4:46; Q 5:13; Q 5:41; Q 2:59 and 7:162; Q 2:211; Analysis: Emphasis on Failure to Apply the Torah; Verbal Changes of Interpretation; A Twist of the Tongue; They wrote something else with their hands.
  • Relaxing the Application of a Torah CommandṬabarī's Commentary on the Verses of Concealment; Description: Hiding Information About Muḥammad; Analysis: Actions of Inappropriate Response; Ṭabarī's Commentary on Other Verses of Tampering; Description: Dishonesty with God's Revelation; Twisting; Confounding; Forgetting; Analysis: An Action of Adding to Scripture; Ṭabarī's Commentary on Verses Containing Idiomatic Expressions; Description: Strong Tradition of Falsification; Write the Book with Hands; Sell for a Little Price; Throw Behind Backs; Invent a Lie Against God.