The Koran being the “Great Code” of Islamic culture and civilization, the Koranic disciplines ( ‘ulūm al-Qur'ān ) and Koranic hermeneutics are considered in the Islamic representation among the most important fields of knowledge. We shall deal here with the spectrum of “classical” Koranic exegesis from the II./VIII. to the XII./XIX. century according to a chronological point of view. After an introduction on exegesis and Koranic disciplines (A), we shall examine the principal stages and elements of the Koranic exegesis from the II./VIII. to the beginning of the IV./X. century (B); then the question of continuity and change of this exegesis from the second half of the IV./X. to the XII./XIX. century CE (C). At the end we shall deal with some peculiarities of this discipline (D). The question of the formative period per se and that of mystical exegesis have been dealt with by us more lengthy elsewhere.
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Requires Authentication UnlicensedKontinuität und Wandel in der „klassischen“ islamischen Koranauslegung (II./VII.–XII./XIX. Jh.)LicensedJuly 22, 2010
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Requires Authentication UnlicensedUmherirrende, durstige oder verliebte Dichter? Noch einmal zu Sure 26 Vers 225LicensedJuly 22, 2010
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Requires Authentication UnlicensedThe Composition of Sayf b. ‘Umar's Account of King Paul and His Corruption of Ancient ChristianityLicensedJuly 22, 2010
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Requires Authentication UnlicensedThe Travelling Tradition Test: A Method for Dating TraditionsLicensedJuly 22, 2010
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Requires Authentication UnlicensedBuchbesprechungenLicensedJuly 22, 2010