The Topkapı Qurʾān Manuscript H.S. 32: History, Text, and Variants

Rami Hussein Halaseh

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The Topkapı Qurʾān Manuscript H.S. 32

History, Text, and Variants

Rami Hussein Halaseh

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2024

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This study presents a comprehensive and systematic examination of a revered Qurʾān manuscript, commonly attributed to the third Islamic Caliph, ʿUthmān b. ʿAffān (d. 35/656), housed at the Topkapı Palace Museum in Istanbul, Türkiye (identified as H.S. 32). Halaseh offers a meticulous analysis of the manuscript’s codicological, paleographic, and orthographic characteristics, explores its emendations, production date, and traces the manuscript’s journey first to Cairo and then to Istanbul. Additionally, the study examines and categorizes its textual variants, including what are considered today as non-canonical and some that are not previously attested in the major qirāʾāt literature. This work not only sheds light on the transmission of the Qurʾānic text but also establishes a comprehensive framework for researching Qurʾān manuscripts. By integrating methods for examining these manuscripts as both physical artifacts and scriptural texts, Halaseh presents a holistic methodological approach to their scholarly study.

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Rami Hussein Halaseh, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Abbreviations and Miscellaneous Conventions Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Glossary Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
Transliteration Scheme Publicly Available Download PDF	XIX
Chapter 1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2 Codicology and Paleography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Chapter 3 Orthography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Chapter 4 Emendations in H.S. 32 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
Chapter 5 The Variants in H.S. 32 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Chapter 6 Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
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Appendix I: Rosettes and Headbands Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Appendix II: Versification in H.S. 32 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Appendix III: The Qirāʾāt in H.S. 32 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Appendix IV: Orthographic Comparison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
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eBook published on:

September 3, 2024

eBook ISBN:

9783111467320

Hardcover published on:

September 3, 2024

Hardcover ISBN:

9783111455259

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Front matter:

19

Main content:

280

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452

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1

Tables:

12

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1

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111467320

eBook ISBN: 9783111467320

Hardcover ISBN: 9783111455259

Keywords for this book

Qur'an; Manuscripts; Textual Criticism; Textual Variants

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Scholars of Islamic studies, history of religions, Qurʾānic studies

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