Geschichte des Qor芒ns by Theodor N枚ldeke. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1860 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.
Theodor N枚ldeke (1836-1930) was a German orientalist and scholar. His research interests ranged over Old Testament studies, Semitic languages and Arabic, Persian and Syriac literature. N枚ldeke translated several important works of oriental literature and during his lifetime was considered an important orientalist.
This is a work of utmost importance to the fields of Qur'anic studies as well as historical-criticism in the realm of Islamicate studies in general. Utilising the many strengths of the methodology of source-, tradition-, form- and redaction-critism, it is unfortunately also prone to its flaws: The multitude and ambivalence of interpretations and chronological relations of the text material is not significantly reduced, but altered. Indeed, N枚ldeke's hypothesis of linear (d)evolution of the Qur'anic text provides a seemingly clear timeline, but is intrinsically one-dimensional. It ignores the possibilities of synchronic processes of (re)negotiation of texts and the dialectical context of these processes. Nonetheless, the chronology established in the first part of this work is the one used by modern scholars to this day (with minor changes) and no substantial argument has been brought forth against its overall periodical categorisation. The book's at times borderline polemic and occasional highly orientalist tone make it sometimes hard to take every aspect of it seriously and understand all the criteria of categorisation, but if you substitute the normative judgements for descriptive ones (e.g. "dull" for "thematically homogenous"), you'll be fine. This book is, despite its shortcomings, to this day a must-read for scholars and students (and mufassirs in the making) concerning themselves with the Qur'anic text and its history. (This review mainly concerns the first part of the work)
I've read the first chapter of Turkish translation from a scanned .pdf copy.
The book deals with the origins of the Qur'an, its historical compilation (how and when) and the ultimate discussion whether it has been manipulated by human intervention or not. Looked objective and fair to me whilst defending that the version that we have is the original one 100% reflecting the verses claimed by the prophet Mohammed.
In, Egyptian literature. Dead, the language, ancient, S奴ra 56, Seven. The End. Jewish origin. Meccan Style.
The, Angels, Prophets 鈥� One鈥檚 鈥� Conquest, of Mecca.
In, different ways. Revolution, an holy Revelation. Meccan Goddesses : al-'Uzza & Man膩t. The Koran. Older, Oldest, we learn. Works, Writings, Instructions. Work. Ibn Muj膩hid.
Damascus 鈥� The Women, of Mecca 鈥� Expressive.
Conquest, of Mecca, a mistake. Meccan s奴ras. Origin. Conquest, length, of Mecca. 鈥淭he Codex, The Codex.鈥� Hearts, of All膩h, Precious, Valuable. Unusual, witnesses. The Victory, The Revelations. The Crying, of Lab墨d, for His Wife. Idolaters. Words, Recension, Specifics. Scribes, Majority. Words.
Writers 鈥� This Tradition, This Occasion 鈥� A fabrication, The Text, The Hypocrites鈥檚 Hand.
鈥楿迟丑尘补苍颈肠. Custom. He, Zayd b. Th膩bit.
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Later, Shay鈥檛aan, desrted Him. The Tradition. Their families. Our Attention. To Begin. Monday. Classes.