Readings: Ingrid Mattson, The Story of the Qur’an, pp. 25-37. Farid Esack, The Q

Readings:
Ingrid Mattson, The Story of the Qur’an, pp. 25-37.
Farid Esack, The Q

Readings:
Ingrid Mattson, The Story of the Qur’an, pp. 25-37.
Farid Esack, The Qur’an: a Short Introduction (Oxford: Oneworld, 2002), 39-44, 56-75. (Blackboard).
According to Ingrid Mattson, how does the Qur’an differ in terms of structure and arrangement from the Gospels?
How did early Muslim scholars solve (according to Mattson) the problem of the authenticity of prophetic hadiths (the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad)?
According to Mattson, what are the (two) manners in which early Islamic narratives interact with the period of revelation?
Farid Esack describes a number of literary devices used in the Qur’an. Discuss two of these devices.
في سورة فاطر (35) هناك أمثلة كثيرة لصفات وعكسها. اكتبوا ثلاثة أمثلة على ذلك؟
مثال= كثير وقليل.
Story of the Qur’an
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Qur’an
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