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| | Product Details
 Format: Hardcover, 411 pages
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 157392198X
Release Date: Jan 3, 1998
Average Reader Review:  (Based on 1 review.)
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| | From The Publisher
Warraq's unique volume points out the advances that have been made in explaining the origins of the Koran and at the same time highlights key questions yet to be answered. Origins of the Koran is an indispensable source book for anyone interested in investigating the historical basis of one of the world's most influential books.
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Martin Luther of the Muslim world!
-- A reviewer, ex muslim turned secular humanist, January 5, 1999
Also Recommended: Why I am not a muslim
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| | | Pt. 1 | Introduction | | | 1 | Introduction | 9 | | 2 | The Koran | 36 | | Pt. 2 | The Collection and the Variants of the Koran | | | 3 | 'Uthman and the Recension of the Koran | 67 | | 4 | Three Ancient Korans | 76 | | 5 | The Transmission of the Koran | 97 | | 6 | Materials for the History of the Text of the Koran | 114 | | 7 | Progress in the Study of the Koran Text | 135 | | 8 | A Variant Text of the Fatiha | 145 | | 9 | Abu 'Ubaid on the Verses Missing from the Koran | 150 | | 10 | Textual Variations of the Koran | 154 | | Pt. 3 | The Sources of the Koran | | | 11 | What Did Muhammad Borrow from Judaism? | 165 | | 12 | The Sources of Islam | 227 | | 13 | The Jewish Foundation of Islam | 293 | | Pt. 4 | Modern Textual Criticism of the Koran | | | 14 | Literary Analysis of Koran, Tafsir, and Sira: The Methodologies of John Wansbrough | 351 | | Notes | 365 | | Contributors | 409 |
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Controversial literature, Islam
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