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Revelation in the Qurâan
A Semantic Study of the Roots n-z-l and w-ḥ-y
Series: - Texts and Studies on the QurʾÄn, Volume: 18
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In Revelation in the Qurâan Simon P. Loynes presents a semantic study of the Arabic roots n-z-l and w-ḥ-y in order to elucidate the modalities of revelation in the Qurâan. Through an exhaustive analysis of their occurrences in the Qurâan, and with reference to pre-Islamic poetry, Loynes argues that the two roots represent distinct occurrences, with the former concerned with spatial events and the latter with communicative. This has significant consequences for understanding the Qurâanâs unique concept of revelation and how this is both in concord and at variance with earlier religious traditions.
Simon P. Loynes, Ph.D. (2019), University of Edinburgh, is an independent researcher residing in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
Note on Transliteration, Conventions, and Abbreviations
Introduction
â1âThe Roots n-z-l and w-ḥ-y in Previous Scholarship
â2âOverall Approach of the Study
1 Divine Sending Down (tanzīl) I: Actors, Spatiality, and Interaction
â1âOverview of the Root n-z-l
â2âSpatial Implications of the Root n-z-l and the Author of the Act
â3âThe Divine Sending Down of Non-revelatory Things
2 Divine Sending Down (tanzīl) II: The Revelatory Message
â1âThe Celestial Scripture
â2âThe Divine Sending Down of the Celestial Scripture
â3âThe Relationship of the Celestial Scripture to the Qurâanic Revelations
â4âThe Primary Celestial Event
3 Godâs Esoteric Communication (waḥy)
â1âThe Root w-ḥ-y in Pre-Islamic Poetry
â2âThe Root w-ḥ-y in the Qurâan
â3âAdopting a Translation for the Root w-ḥ-y
4 The Chronological Distribution and Literary Contexts of the Roots n-z-l and w-ḥ-y
â1âThe Chronological Distribution of the Roots n-z-l and w-ḥ-y
â2âForm-Critical Analysis of the Roots n-z-l and w-ḥ-y
â3âAddressing the Chronological Distribution of the Roots
5 The Principal Rhetorical Functions of Divine Sending Down and Divine Communication
â1âThe Principal Rhetorical Function of Divine Sending Down
â2âThe Principal Rhetorical Function of Divine Communication
â3âThe Dynamic Nature of the Qurâanâs Self-Referentiality
6 The Qurâanic Concept of Revelation
â1âFrom Divine Sending Down (tanzÄ«l) to Divine Communication (waḥy)
â2âImplications of the Study
Appendix 1: Verses with the Root n-z-l Classified according to Formal Type
Appendix 2: Verses with the Root w-ḥ-y Classified according to Formal Type
Bibliography
Index
List of Figures and Tables
Note on Transliteration, Conventions, and Abbreviations
Introduction
â1âThe Roots n-z-l and w-ḥ-y in Previous Scholarship
â2âOverall Approach of the Study
1 Divine Sending Down (tanzīl) I: Actors, Spatiality, and Interaction
â1âOverview of the Root n-z-l
â2âSpatial Implications of the Root n-z-l and the Author of the Act
â3âThe Divine Sending Down of Non-revelatory Things
2 Divine Sending Down (tanzīl) II: The Revelatory Message
â1âThe Celestial Scripture
â2âThe Divine Sending Down of the Celestial Scripture
â3âThe Relationship of the Celestial Scripture to the Qurâanic Revelations
â4âThe Primary Celestial Event
3 Godâs Esoteric Communication (waḥy)
â1âThe Root w-ḥ-y in Pre-Islamic Poetry
â2âThe Root w-ḥ-y in the Qurâan
â3âAdopting a Translation for the Root w-ḥ-y
4 The Chronological Distribution and Literary Contexts of the Roots n-z-l and w-ḥ-y
â1âThe Chronological Distribution of the Roots n-z-l and w-ḥ-y
â2âForm-Critical Analysis of the Roots n-z-l and w-ḥ-y
â3âAddressing the Chronological Distribution of the Roots
5 The Principal Rhetorical Functions of Divine Sending Down and Divine Communication
â1âThe Principal Rhetorical Function of Divine Sending Down
â2âThe Principal Rhetorical Function of Divine Communication
â3âThe Dynamic Nature of the Qurâanâs Self-Referentiality
6 The Qurâanic Concept of Revelation
â1âFrom Divine Sending Down (tanzÄ«l) to Divine Communication (waḥy)
â2âImplications of the Study
Appendix 1: Verses with the Root n-z-l Classified according to Formal Type
Appendix 2: Verses with the Root w-ḥ-y Classified according to Formal Type
Bibliography
Index
All interested in the history and language of the Qurâan, concepts of revelation, and self-referentiality; also, its relationship to pre-Islamic poetry.