- 176 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This book studies the composition or structure of S?rat Maryam – the 19th s?ra of the Qur'an – according to the principles of Semitic rhetoric.
S?rat Maryam has, in recent decades, been the subject of numerous studies by scholars of Islamology and Qur'anology. The general structure of the s?ra, however, is not unanimously recognized among researchers, due to certain inconsistencies in rhyme and content of the text. This book takes a literary approach to the Qur'an, following the rules of a method well known in Qur'anic studies – rhetorical analysis. The book first analyses the s?ra as it appears in the Qur'an today in the Muslim world, before focusing on a large section which shows a great literary unity, isolatable from the rest of the s?ra. Through the assiduous and detailed reading of the s?ra, its complex structure is gradually revealed. Other contexts are also considered: first, that of other s?ras of the Qur'an, if they can shed light on the meaning of the s?ra under study; and second, that of the Bible or the Jewish and Christian apocrypha.
The book will be of particular interest to scholars working in Qur'anic studies and Biblical studies, and those focused on Christian–Muslim relations.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Preliminary chapter: A brief description of rhetorical analysis
- Glossary of technical terms
- 1 General outline of Sūrat Maryam
- 2 First sequence (1–63): Recollection of God’s mercy towards his prophets
- 3 Second sequence (64–74): Angels comfort Muhammad
- 4 Third sequence (75–98): Eschatology and polemic on divine filiation
- 5 Structure of the whole sūra (1–98)
- 6 A holy history of Biblical prophets (1–74)
- 7 General conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index