In search of the original Koran: the true history of the revealed text
Mondher Sfar; translated by Emilia Lanier
In search of the original Koran: the true history of the revealed text
نویسنده
Mondher Sfar; translated by Emilia Lanierناشر
Prometheus Booksنسخه 1
فهرست
شناسنامه
عنوان قراردادی
Coran est-il authentique .عنوان و نام پدیدآور
In search of the original Koran: the true history of the revealed text / Mondher Sfar; translated by Emilia Lanierمشخصات نشر
آمهرست : Prometheus Books، 2008ممشخصات ظاهری
251 p.; 42 cm.موضوع
Koran Evidences, authority, etcIslam Controversial literature
زبان
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )p. 521-331( and index.
مندرجات
The Koran is not the original one -- Transmission of meaning -- The theory of variants -- The variants of the Koran -- From variation to manipulation -- The Satanic revelations -- By the Prophet's side -- Other ambiguities of the mode of revelation -- The whole revelation? -- Lost or unretained texts -- Two brief prayers removed from the Koran -- On interpolation -- The components of the Koran -- The verses: a late invention -- The surahs -- The preambles -- The mysterious letters -- The division of surahs -- The Basmala and al-Rahman -- The titles of surahs -- Writings of the Koran -- The difficulties of the writing -- The myth of "Uthman" -- The manuscript of Samarkand -- The myth of authenticity -- The scribal function -- Stereotypes and phraseology -- The practice of recomposition -- Al-Quran, a scribal work -- Myths and prejudices -- The myth of originality -- From the kitab to the Quran -- The myth of the collection -- The myth of perfect transmission -- The myth of inimitability -- Authenticity of the wahy -- Conclusion -- Appendix: the solar eclipse on January 27th, 632 CE -- The sole scientific date -- A great enigma -- A conjugal psychodrama -- The eclipse and the farewell pilgrimage