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Why Qur'an?: The Origins, Source, and Message of Islam's Most Holy Book

Why Qur'an?: The Origins, Source, and Message of Islam's Most Holy Book

Shin, Howard

Paperback

Islam

ISBN13: 9798556122611
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 16 2021
Pages: 292
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.76 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Qur'an in Islam is held in the highest esteem, considered the uncreated, eternal word of God, which was transmitted to Muhammad through angel Gabriel, word for word. It is believed to be the perfect replica of the original Qur'an called the Mother of the Book, which is well-guarded in heaven.Muslims believe and argue that the Qur'an is the only authentic, perfectly preserved, revelatory address to humanity, whereas all the previous scriptures have become thoroughly corrupt. However, in this book, Dr. Shin exposes the frailty of such claims and shows how the Qur'an is a melting-pot of various mythologies, Judeo-Christin scriptures, Syriac homilies, rabbinic and even heretic literature; how it has been worked on, revised, corrected; and how it has gone through five different standardizations. He also shows the textual variations in the earliest Quranic manuscripts. This book is an invaluable source that offers a precise and reasonable analysis of the Qur'an. It is essential reading for all those who wish to understand the relationship between Islam and the religious context of late antiquity.

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