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An online publication of the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University

Qur'anic studies

Maryam’s “Fast”: Silence, Spirituality and Miracles

By Younus Y. Mirza  //  April 1, 2022

The word “fasting” (ṣawm) is used in the Qur’an to describe the ritual fast or the month of Ramadan.  Scholars define fasting as “abstaining from food, drink and sexual activity” and frequently reference verse 2:183-185 as…

[Book Review] Tauseef Ahmad Parray, Recent Trends in Qur’anic Scholarship (New Delhi: Viva Books, 2020) | Reviewed by Owais Manzoor Dar

By Owais Manzoor Dar  //  August 31, 2021

[Book Review] Tauseef Ahmad Parray, Recent Trends in Qur’anic Scholarship (New Delhi: Viva Books, 2020), xxxv + 304 pages. | Reviewed by Owais Manzoor Dar The Qur’anic studies is a rich academic sub-field of Islamic…

Was Abraham Crazy? Understanding His Attempted Sacrifice through Ibn Hazm’s Theory of Prophecy

By Younus Y. Mirza  //  July 15, 2021July 16, 2021

When I was speaking at the Jewish Museum of Berlin on the Story of Abraham’s/Ibrāhīm’s sacrifice in the Islamic tradition, a protestant minister on one of the panels stood up and passionately argued that Abraham/Ibrāhīm…

[Book Review] Muslim Qur’anic Interpretation Today: Media, Genealogies and Interpretive Communities (Equinox, 2021) by Johanna Pink | Reviewed by Owais Manzoor Dar

By Owais Manzoor Dar  //  February 3, 2021February 3, 2021

Johanna Pink’s Muslim Qurʾānic Interpretation Today examines the context in which modern Qurʾānic interpretations takes place and how these contexts shape the style and contents of Qur’anic exegesis. With the goal of presenting a transregional…

(Recent) Bibliographical Works on the ‘Qur’anic Studies’ (from India)

By Tauseef Ahmad Parray  //  October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

In the twenty-first century academic world, a surge of literature is being produced on Islam, especially on its primary sources —the noble Qur’an and Hadith/ Seerah. Globally reputed publishers—such as Ashgate, Brill, Cambridge, Edinburg, Harvard,…

[Book Review] The Qur’an and the Just Society by Ramon Harvey | Part I | Reviewed by Arnold Yasin Mol

By Arnold Yasin Mol  //  September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

Ramon Harvey. The Qur’an and the Just Society (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2018). 276 pages. $125,- hardcopy, $39.95 paperback. | Reviewed by Arnold Yasin Mol. This article is part I of the book review, reflecting on Ramon…

[Video-Lecture] Professor Yasin Dutton | The Qur’an as a Multiform Oral Text & The Utility of Early Manuscripts

By Maydan Editors  //  August 3, 2018August 6, 2018

The Maydan is proud to partner with www.islamiccourses.com to present a video-recording of Professor Yasin Dutton’s lecture titled “The Qur’an as a Multiform Oral Text & The Utility of Early Manuscripts.” The lecture was organized…

Depicting Abraham’s Sacrifice: Differing Biblical and Islamic Textual Traditions

By Younus Y. Mirza  //  June 6, 2018

The story of the intended sacrifice is an integral part of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, or the “Abrahamic faiths.”[1] For Jews, the story lays the basis for “an exclusive covenantal relationship with God.”[2]  Abraham’s intended…

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