The Transmission of the Variant Readings of the Qurʾān

The Problem of Tawātur and the Emergence of Shawādhdh
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-24081-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 552 g

Reihe: Texts and Studies on the Qur'an

This work is a study of the transmission of the variant readings of the Qur'an, the canonization of the system Readings, and the emergence of the non-canonical shawadhdh readings. Nasser argues that Ibn Mujahid and the early Muslim scholars viewed the variant readings as legal rulings ahkam and that the later generation of Qurra' were responsible for moving the discipline of Qira'at from the domain of fiqh to the domain of Hadith. After studying the theories of tawatur in detail, Nasser shows that the transmission of the system Readings of the Qur'an failed to meet the conditions of tawatur set by the Usulis, thus creating a paradox between the transmission of the physical text, the mushaf, and the transmission of its oral recitation, the “Qur'an”.

Zielgruppe

Professors and graduate students of Arabic and Islamic studies especially those interested in the Qur'an, early Arabic poetry, and textual variants.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nasser, Shady

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Koran, Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Chapter 1: The variant readings and the sabcat ahruf of the Qur’an
Chapter 2: Ibn Mujahid and the canonization of the seven
Chapter 3: Hadd al-Qur’an and the tawatur of the canonical Readings
Chapter 4: The transmission of the canonical Readings and the emergence of Shawadhdh
Chapter 5: The Nature of the Qur’anic variants
Conclusion and future Research
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Nasser, Shady
Shady Hekmat Nasser, Ph.D. (2011), Harvard University, is a senior Lector of Arabic at Yale University.

Shady Hekmat Nasser, Ph.D. (2011), Harvard University, is a senior Lector of Arabic at Yale University.