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Creating the Qur’an presents the first systematic historical-critical study of the Qur’an’s origins, drawing on methods and perspectives commonly used to study other scriptural traditions. Demonstrating in detail that the Islamic tradition relates not a single attested account of the holy text’s formation, Stephen J. Shoemaker shows how the Qur’an preserves a surprisingly diver... Creating the Qur’an presents the first systematic historical-critical study of the Qur’an’s origins, drawing on methods and perspectives commonly used to study other scriptural traditions. Demonstrating in detail that the Islamic tradition relates not a single attested account of the holy text’s formation, Stephen J. Shoemaker shows how the Qur’an preserves a surprisingly diverse array of memories regarding the text’s early history and its canonization. To this he adds perspectives from radiocarbon dating of manuscripts, the linguistic history of Arabic, the social and cultural history of late ancient Arabia, and the limitations of human memory and oral transmission, as well as various peculiarities of the Qur’anic text itself. Considering all the relevant data to present the most comprehensive and convincing examination of the origin and evolution of the Qur’an available, Shoemaker concludes that the canonical text of the Qur’an was most likely produced only around the turn of the eighth century.

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Creating the Qur'an presents the first systematichistorical-critical study of the Qur'an's origins, drawing onmethods and perspectives commonly used to study other scripturaltraditions. Demonstrating in detail that the Islamic traditionrelates not a single attested account of the holy text's formation,Stephen J. Shoemaker shows how the Qur'an preserves a surprisinglydiverse array of memories regarding the text's early history andits canonization. To this he adds perspectives from radiocarbondating of manuscripts, the linguistic history of Arabic, the socialand cultural history of late ancient Arabia, and the limitations ofhuman memory and oral transmission, as well as variouspeculiarities of the Qur'anic text itself. Considering all therelevant data to present the most comprehensive and convincingexamination of the origin and evolution of the Qur'an available,Shoemaker concludes that the canonical text of the Qur'an was mostlikely produced only around the turn of the eighth century.

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org.Creating the Qur'an presents the first systematic historical-critical study of the Qur'an's origins, drawing on methods and perspectives commonly used to study other scriptural traditions. Demonstrating in detail that the Islamic tradition relates not a single attested account of the holy text's formation, Stephen J. Shoemaker shows how the Qur'an preserves a surprisingly diverse array of memories regarding the text's early history and its canonization. To this he adds perspectives from radiocarbon dating of manuscripts, the linguistic history of Arabic, the social and cultural history of late ancient Arabia, and the limitations of human memory and oral transmission, as well as various peculiarities of the Qur'anic text itself. Considering all the relevant data to present the most comprehensive and convincing examination of the origin and evolution of the Qur'an available, Shoemaker concludes that the canonical text of the Qur'an was most likely produced only around the turn of the eighth century "A Prophet Has Appeared will be the first anthology of the most significant sources for understanding the rise of Islam. This book will provide instructors with a collection of carefully selected, introduced, and annotated materials from contemporary non-Islamic records that can be set alongside of the Qur'an and later Islamic materials. Written in many languages-not just Greek and Latin, but Syriac, Georgian, Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Arabic-these texts span the extent of early medieval Christendom, reaching from England and Spain in the west to Egypt and Iran in the east. Ideal for the classroom and the personal library, this book will have a major, sustained impact on the fields in which we publish"-- Provided by publisher Cover 1 Title 6 Copyright 7 Dedication 8 Contents 10 Acknowledgments 12 Introduction 18 1. The Traditional Narrative of the Qur’an’s Origins 34 2. ʿAbd al-Malik, al-Ḥajjāj, and the Composition of the Qur’an 60 3. Radiocarbon Dating and the Origins of the Qur’an 87 4. The Hijaz in Late Antiquity 113 5. Literacy, Orality, and the Qur’an’s Linguistic Environment 134 6. Remembering Muhammad 165 7. Re-Remembering Muhammad 188 8. The Qur’anic Codex as Process 221 9. The Qur’an’s Historical Context According to the Qur’an 247 Conclusions 276 Notes 284 References 324 Index 358