Theories on the origin of the Qur’ān – 1
THE FIRST OF THESE is the theory of Muḥammad’s Qur’ān: in which the author of the Qur’ān is held to…
Syriac and Aramaic origins of the Qur’an – 2
AT THE BEGINNING of his commentary, Luxenberg refers to al-Suyūṭī (1445-1505 CE), who mentions Abū al-Qāsim in his Languages of the…
Syriac and Aramaic origins of the Qur’ān – 1
THE FACT THAT the orientalist researcher Christoph Luxenberg was able to explain many of the dilemmas thanks to his recourse…
The Qur’anic script – some clarifications – 2
IN FACT THE ISSUE is not how the words were pronounced, but how they were written. The reason for this is…
The Qur’anic script – some clarifications – 1
BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION Mr Hisham makes the following observation: The Arabic language as spoken by the Bedouins of the…