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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Qur’ān"”.
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Qu'ranic exegesis and thematic coherence : comparing the approaches of Amr Khalid and Amin Islahi.
… preacher, achieves thematic coherence in the Qur’ān. It then compares his approach to Amīn Iṣlāḥī (d. 1997), an exegete known for his Qur’ānic commentary, “Pondering Over the Qur’ān” (Tadabbur-e-Qur’ān). The research traces developments of thematic exegesis throughout history and explores …
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The challenges of the Arabic language in the age of globalization and the role of the Qur’ān in preserving it
… revelation, i.e. the language of the noble Qur’ān. In this regard, we will emphasise its religious and devotional role in the lives of Muslims, either to be Arabs or non-Arabs. From another perspective, its importance exists in the fact that it consists of the entity, identity and the legacy …
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Angels in the Qur’ān: An Examination of Their Portrayal in the Light of Late Antique, Jewish and Christian Beliefs about Heavenly Beings
… aims to outline how angels are portrayed in the Qur’ān, and to examine the extent to which their portrayal remains the same as, or differs from, late antique, Jewish and Christian beliefs about them. The central role angels appear to play in the Qur’ān suggests their presence there is neither …
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The Interaction of Sound and Meaning in Qur’ānic Words: A Tonal Approach
Muslims believe that the Qur’ān is the Speech of God with all its sound and sense. The association of the sound with Divine speech triggers the anticipation that the sound and meaning in the Qur’ān have to be intertwined. This expectation is heightened since according to a vast majority of Muslim …
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The Emergence of a Scholar from a Garrison Society: A contextual analysis of Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhāb's doctrine in the light of the Qur’ān and Hadīth
… to be contradictory to the practices of the Qur’ān and the Prophetic tradition. He therefore engaged in eradicating the veneration of saints and what he perceived to be ‘idolatrous’ ceremonies at their tombs, which in his view attributed divinity to individual humans. He urged all Muslims to …
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Concept of motivation in Islam.
… their needs and desires, guided by the Holy Qur’ān and Ḥadīth. A comprehensive literature review is conducted to study and understand the various perspectives presented by other scholars on human psychology and motivation specifically from the perspectives of Islām, Christianity and Jewish …
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Evidence for the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ Examined through the Islamic Law
… the fundamental sources of Islamic law, the Qur’ān and Sunna, the New Testament documents prove to be at least as authentic as the Qur’ān and significantly more authentic than the Sunna. Chapter 4 examines the eyewitness testimonies and shows that they satisfy the Islamic law requirements of …
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RECONCILING ISLAM AND PHILOSOPHY IN THE VIRTUOUS CITY: REREADING AL-FARABI'S AL-MADINAH AL-FADILAH WITHIN 10TH-CENTURY ISLAMIC THOUGHT
… cosmology is founded has precedence within the Qur’ān. Working in the tenth century al-Fārābī sought to reconcile the conflicting views of his fellow Muslims, in order to bring peace to the community, the Muslim Ummah. Al-Madīnah al-Fāḍilah should be regarded as his crowning achievement in these …
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Fatawa and their development since the early Islamic era
… answers based on different understandings of the Qur’ān and Hadīth (Prophetic statements). Likewise, the author discusses the classical Islamic ideal regarding the role of a mufti (an issuer of Islamic legal rulings) and how this has changed. Classically, a mufti was perceived as an individual who …
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A Critique of the Early Islamic Charge That Paul Corrupted Christ’s Original Religion
… accounts in Muslim commentaries on the Qur’ān. Then, having brought these additional accounts into conversation with the accounts of Sayf, ‘Abd alJabbār, and al-Qarāfī, I devote chapter 5 to the question of why the story of alleged Pauline corruption emerged in Muslim thinking. My …
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Islamic Mortgages and Home Finance Under the Law of Real Property in England and Wales
… law, requiring expert interpretation of the Qur’ān and Sunnah, the two primary sources of Sharīʿah. By contrast, Islamic law clearly defines the borrower’s strict obligation to repay debt. The research also reflects on the legal fiction embedded in the English mortgage, which is then …
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The unfinished agenda: the great Munāz̤ara of 1854 and ‘Imād-ud-dīn’s contribution to the Muslim-Christian debates in nineteenth-century India
… Bible), tathlīth (Trinity), Muhammad, and the Qur’ān. Only the first two of the five topics were debated. In the four Parts of this thesis, Imād-ud-dīn is located in his historical-theological background in Agra and an argument made to demonstrate the specific elements of his insights into the …
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al-Tafsīr bi al-ṣūra : visual exegesis and the qur’ānic–image nexus in the Persian illustrated manuscript of Isḥāq Ibn Ibrāhīm al-nishāpūrī’s qiṣaṣ al-‘anbiyā’ (ms. 18576 British Library)
… not a recent development; the incorporation of Qur’ānic discourse into artistic forms has long been practiced, particularly during the Islamic dynastic periods. One notable manifestation of this is the emergence of illustrated manuscripts in the Persian world, in which classical Qur’ānic stories …