Reading the Qur'an: Structure, Coherence and Rhetorical Features
Autor Muhammad Abdel Haleemen Limba Engleză Hardback – 19 feb 2026
This book unlocks the rhetorical devices, structural features and stylistic choices that the Qur'an employs and which are so vital to its meaning. While some of these subjects form an important part of the Arabic Qur'anic Studies curriculum - and are prioritised in schools and universities in the Arab world - they continue to puzzle some readers of the Qur'an in English translation.
This is the eagerly-awaited final instalment of Professor Abdel Haleem's IB Tauris trilogy on the Qur'an. It is unique in combining linguistic analysis, literary appreciation and relevance to contemporary issues: an essential companion for students and general readers studying the Qur'an, whether in English or in Arabic
The book is divided into three parts:
· Part One "The Importance of Context" explains why context (siyaq) is vital when quoting from and interpreting the text.
· Part Two "The Structure of the Sura: Seeing the Unity" uses case studies to demonstrate how the structures of the suras in the Qur'an are central to their meaning.
· Part Three "Rhetorical and Stylistic Features" highlights the contribution of such features to the persuasive impact of the Qur'anic text.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780755657452
ISBN-10: 0755657454
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția I.B.Tauris
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0755657454
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția I.B.Tauris
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Cuprins
PART 1. The Importance of Context
Chapter 1. Presenting the Qur'an in Context.
Chapter 2. The Qur'anic Context of Mending a Marriage
Chapter 3. Al-Mujadala (Q. 58): God Listening to a Woman
PART 2. The Structure of the Sura: Seeing the Unity
Chapter 4. Structural Cohesion: How to see the connections
Chapter 5. Al-Nur (Q. 24): Light upon light, enabling obedience
Chapter 6. Al-Ahqaf (Q. 46): structural unity
Chapter 7. Maryam (Q. 19): Comforting Muhammad
PART 3. Rhetorical and Stylistic Features
Chapter 8. Rhetorical Devices and Stylistic Features of Qur'anic Grammar.
Chapter 9. Qur'anic Arabic: Orthography and Punctuation
Chapter 10. Al-Nazi'at (Q.79): A Foretaste of the Final Shock
Chapter 11. Qaf (Q.50): Resurrection - a Recurring Challenge
Chapter 1. Presenting the Qur'an in Context.
Chapter 2. The Qur'anic Context of Mending a Marriage
Chapter 3. Al-Mujadala (Q. 58): God Listening to a Woman
PART 2. The Structure of the Sura: Seeing the Unity
Chapter 4. Structural Cohesion: How to see the connections
Chapter 5. Al-Nur (Q. 24): Light upon light, enabling obedience
Chapter 6. Al-Ahqaf (Q. 46): structural unity
Chapter 7. Maryam (Q. 19): Comforting Muhammad
PART 3. Rhetorical and Stylistic Features
Chapter 8. Rhetorical Devices and Stylistic Features of Qur'anic Grammar.
Chapter 9. Qur'anic Arabic: Orthography and Punctuation
Chapter 10. Al-Nazi'at (Q.79): A Foretaste of the Final Shock
Chapter 11. Qaf (Q.50): Resurrection - a Recurring Challenge
Recenzii
An essential textbook for the courses on the Qur'an. This book offers detailed case studies of how to analyze the Qur'an and understand it in context. I recommend it to every course on Islam or the Qur'an.
A comprehensive inquiry into the coherence of the Qur'an and its chapters and a description of the rhetorical and formal features of the text inspiring believers and interrogating scholars. This book is a significant contribution to contemporary studies on the Qur'an and a guide to the reader to understand its better words and chapters.
Drawing on the Arabic rhetorical tradition Reading the Qur'an provides insightful interpretations of many difficult passages of Islam's sacred text and convincing explanations of the logical structures of several surahs, countering earlier claims that the surahs were disjointed or disorganized. A crucial contribution to Qur'anic studies, it is especially important for pointing out the errors of the English translations of the Qur'an to date.
In this volume, which deftly analyzes suras as subtle and contextually meaningful, Muhammad Abdel Haleem has once again produced illuminating interconnected studies indispensable for any well-grounded and rigorous appreciation of the Qur'anic text. No other scholar has more persuasively argued for taking the Qur'an on its own rhetorically sophisticated terms.
A comprehensive inquiry into the coherence of the Qur'an and its chapters and a description of the rhetorical and formal features of the text inspiring believers and interrogating scholars. This book is a significant contribution to contemporary studies on the Qur'an and a guide to the reader to understand its better words and chapters.
Drawing on the Arabic rhetorical tradition Reading the Qur'an provides insightful interpretations of many difficult passages of Islam's sacred text and convincing explanations of the logical structures of several surahs, countering earlier claims that the surahs were disjointed or disorganized. A crucial contribution to Qur'anic studies, it is especially important for pointing out the errors of the English translations of the Qur'an to date.
In this volume, which deftly analyzes suras as subtle and contextually meaningful, Muhammad Abdel Haleem has once again produced illuminating interconnected studies indispensable for any well-grounded and rigorous appreciation of the Qur'anic text. No other scholar has more persuasively argued for taking the Qur'an on its own rhetorically sophisticated terms.