In search of ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib's codex history and traditions on the earliest copy of the Qurʼān / Seyfeddin Kara ; with a foreword by James Piscatori.

Author/creator Kara, Seyfeddin
Other author Piscatori, James P.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerlin, Germany : Gerlach Press, ©2018.
Descriptionxiii, 278 pages, illustrations ; 25 cm.
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Variant title History and traditions on the earliest copy of the Qurʼān
SeriesIslamic studies at Gerlach Press
Islamic studies (Berlin, Germany) UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Foreword / by James Piscatori -- Introduction -- Western scholarship and the early history of the Qurʼān -- Muslim responses to the criticisms of the textual history of the Qurʼān -- The Shiʻi approach to the history of the collection of the Qurʼān -- Introduction to isnād-cum-matn methodology -- Traditions attributed to Muḥammad Al-Bāqir -- Traditions attributed to ʻAlī b. Abī Ṭālib -- Traditions attributed to Jaʻfar al-Sādiq -- Traditions attributed to Ibn Sīrīn -- Miscellaneous -- Conclusion.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 271-278).
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LCCN 2019300119
ISBN9783959940542 (hardcover)
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