Narratives of Tampering in the Earliest Commentaries on the Qur'ān
(Book #13 in the The History of Christian-Muslim Relations Series)
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The Muslim accusation of the corruption or deliberate falsification of pre-Qur'ānic scriptures has been a major component of interfaith polemic for a millenium or more. The accusation has frequently sought attestation from a series of "tampering" verses in the Qur'ān. Investigation of the interpretation of these verses in the earliest commentaries on the Qur'ān, however, reveals a discrepancy between the confident polemical accusation and the tentative understandings of the first Muslims. Of greater interest to early commentators was a story of deception and obstinacy by the "People of the Book" in response to the truth claims of Islam. Focusing on the eighth-century commentary of Muqātil ibn Sulaymān and the great exegetical compendium of al-Ṭabarī (d. 923), this book sketches the outlines of the earliest Muslim approach to pre-Qur'ānic scriptures. The resulting discoveries provide a rare opportunity to peek behind the curtain of doctrinaire claim and polemical debate.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:9004192387
ISBN13:9789004192386
Release Date:December 2010
Publisher:Brill
Length:272 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.6" x 9.6"
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