Trans. Abdulaziz Sachedina
Ayatollah al-Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al Musawi al-Khui (1899-1992) was one of the most respected and widely acclaimed authorities on Twelver Shi'ite Islam in this century. This book, which was first published in Arabic in 1974, presents al-Khuis comprehensive introduction to the history of the Quran. In it, al-Khui revisits many critical and controversial topics connected with the collection and ultimate canonization of the text that have received little attention in contemporary Muslim scholarship since the classical age. For instance, he tackles what is probably the single most controversial subject in Quranic studies: the question of possible alterations to the Quran as maintained by some succeeding generations of compilers of the Quran.
Throughout the volume, al-Khui stresses the importance of understanding the historical setting in which the Quran was revealed; he does this in order to apply its provisions appropriately in contemporary Muslim society, with its ever-expanding legal and ethical requirements. In addition to expounding his own views, al-Khui also has the polemical purpose of refuting Sunni beliefs and concepts concerning various matters related to the theories of alteration and abrogation in the Quran. His arguments illuminate some of the substantial yet little-understood and appreciated issues that have been truly at stake between the two principal segments of the Muslim community.
Translator Abdulaziz A. Sachedina supplies a helpful introduction to al-Khuis work, discussing the methodological problems involved with the study of such texts, and placing it in the historical context of polemic literature in Islam.

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Abu al-Qasim al-Musawi al-Khuʼi; translated with an introduction by Abudlaziz A. Sachedina

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al-Khu'i, Al-Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Musawi

Abū al-Qāsim ibn ʻAlī Akbar Khūʼī

Abu-'l-Qāsim al-Mūsawī Ḫūʼī

Sachedina, Abdulaziz(TR)

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

German Historical Institute London

Oxford University Press USA, New York, 1998

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

New York, New York State, 1998

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Contents 8
Translator's Introduction 10
Al-Khu'i and the Twelver Shī'ites 12
The Prolegomena 32
Introduction 34
1 The Inimitability of the Qur'an 48
2 Erroneous Impressions Concerning the Miraculous Inimitability of the Qur'an 78
3 Concerning the Prophet's Other Miracles 91
4 Insight about the Readers of the Qur'an 101
5 An Examination of the Readings 114
6 Was the Qur'an Revealed According to Seven Harfs? 128
7 The Protection of the Qur'an from Alteration 144
8 The Collection of the Qur'an 172
9 Evidence Based on the Literal Sense of the Qur'an 187
10 Abrogation in the Qur'an 195
11 Modification in the Creation 263
12 The Principles of the Exegesis 271
13 The Qur'an: Created or Eternal with God? 277
Index 286
A 286
B 287
C 287
D 287
E 287
F 287
G 287
H 287
I 287
J 287
K 288
M 288
N 288
O 288
P 288
Q 288
R 289
S 289
T 289
U 289
W 289
Y 289
Z 289

"This book, which was first published in Arabic in 1974, presents al-Khui's comprehensive introduction to the history of the Quran. In it, al-Khui revisits many critical and controversial topics connected with the collection and ultimate canonization of the text that have received little attention in contemporary Muslim scholarship since the classical age. For instance, he tackles what is probably the single most controversial subject in Quranic studies: the question of possible alterations to the Quran as maintained by some succeeding generations of compilers of the Quran." "Throughout the volume, al-Khui stresses the importance of understanding the historical setting in which the Quran was revealed; he does this in order to apply its provisions appropriately in contemporary Muslim society, with its ever-expanding legal and ethical requirements. In addition to expounding his own views, al-Khui also has the polemical purpose of refuting Sunni beliefs and concepts concerning various matters related to the theories of alteration and abrogation in the Quran. His arguments illuminate some of the substantial yet little-understood and appreciated issues that have been truly at stake between the two principal segments of the Muslim community."--BOOK JACKET

Al-Khu'i (1899-1992) was one of the most respected Shi'i scholars of this century. This book, published in Arabic in 1974, presents al-Khu'is ideas on the interpretation of the Qur'an. In it, al-Khu'i treats many critical and controversial topics associated with the collection and canonization of the text, including the possible alterations to the Qur'an introduced by succeeding generations of reciters. Throughout, he stresses the importance of understanding the historical setting in which the Qur'an was revealed in order to apply its provisions appropriately in contemporary Muslim society. -- Publisher description

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