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Bell's introduction to the Qur'an / completely revised and enlarged by W. Montgomery Watt.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Islamic surveys ; 8Publication details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 1970.Edition: Pbk. edDescription: xi, 258 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0748605975 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Introduction to the Qur'an [Portion of title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 297.122 20
LOC classification:
  • BP 130 .B4 1970
Contents:
Contents:
The historical context -- Muhammad's prophetic experience -- The history of the text -- The external form of the Qurʼān-- Features of the Qurʼānic style -- The shaping of the Qurʼān-- The chronology of the Qurʼān -- The names of the revealed message -- The doctrines of the Qurʼān -- Muslin scholarship and the Qurʼān -- The Qurʼān and Occidental scholarship.
Item type: Books
Holdings
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books BP 130 .B4 1970 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA000935 Available AUA000935

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-201) and indexes.

Contents:

The historical context --
Muhammad's prophetic experience --
The history of the text --
The external form of the Qurʼān--
Features of the Qurʼānic style --
The shaping of the Qurʼān--
The chronology of the Qurʼān --
The names of the revealed message --
The doctrines of the Qurʼān --
Muslin scholarship and the Qurʼān --
The Qurʼān and Occidental scholarship.