Book

In search of ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib's codex : history and traditions on the earliest copy of the Qurʼān

Kara, Seyfeddin author, Piscatori, James P. writer of foreword

2018

Overview

\"The history of the text of the Qur'an has been a longstanding subject of interest within the field of Islamic Studies, but the debate has so far been focused on the Sunni traditions about the codices of Caliphs Abu Bakr and 'Uthman b. 'Affan. Little to no attention has been given to the traditions on 'Ali b. Abi Talib's collection of the Qur'an. This book examines both Shi'i and Sunni traditions on the issue, aiming to date them back to the earliest possible date and, if possible, verify their authenticity. To achieve this, the traditions are examined using Harald Motzki's isnad-cum-matn method, which is recognised as an efficient tool in dating the early Islamic traditions and involves analysis of both matn (text) and isnad (chain of transmission) with an emphasis on finding a correlation between the two\"--back cover.

• Publisher: Gerlach Press
• Subject: ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph, approximately 600-661 / Qurʼan Criticism, Textual History / Qurʼan Manuscripts History
• ISBN: 9783959940542

Item info:

2 items available

2 items total in all locations

Holdings :

Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
BP 130.45 .K37 2018	2	BOOK	AUTOSTORE