Revelation in the Qur'an : A Semantic Study of the Roots n-z-l and w-ḥ-y /
"In Revelation in the Qur'an Simon P. Loynes presents a semantic study of the Arabic roots n-z-l and w-ḥ-y in order to shed light on the modalities of revelation in the Qur'an. Through an exhaustive analysis of their occurrences in the Qur'an as well as pre-Islamic poetry, Loynes...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
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Leiden; Boston :
BRILL,
2021.
Series:
Texts and Studies on the Qurʾān ;
18.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441286.
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Call Number: PJ6696.Z5
| Summary: | "In Revelation in the Qur'an Simon P. Loynes presents a semantic study of the Arabic roots n-z-l and w-ḥ-y in order to shed light on the modalities of revelation in the Qur'an. Through an exhaustive analysis of their occurrences in the Qur'an as well as pre-Islamic poetry, Loynes argues that the two roots represent distinct occurrences in the Qur'anic concept of revelation, with the former concerned with spatial events and the latter with communicative. This has significant consequences for understanding the Qur'an's unique concept of revelation and how this is both in concord and at variance with earlier revelations"-- |
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| Item Description: | Revision of the author's dissertation (doctoral)--University of Edinburgh, 2019. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004452978 9789004451056 |