In this volume the author examines the origins of Arabic linguistics on the basis of the earliest Qur’ānic commentaries (1st half of the 8th century A.D.). T

This collection of articles examines the various and often mutually exclusive methodological approaches and theoretical assumptions used by scholars of Islamic

The most important debate in Islamic origins is that of the reliability of the lists of transmitters (isnads) that are said to guarantee the authenticity of the

Generating precise comprehension of the Quran and the true meaning of its verses is arguably the essence of the most important of the Islamic sciences, Qur’an

The formative period of Islam remains highly contested. From the beginning of modern scholarship on this formative period, scholars have questioned traditional