Problems in sura 53
Problems in sura 53
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Cambridge University Press
Date published:
2014
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Bulletin of the school of Oriental and African studies
Source:
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Vol. 78, No. 1, February 2015, pp. 15-23
Abstract:
This paper argues that sura 53 contains a number of problems, of which the most intractable is the question: who is speaking in the oracular, part I? The answer is not God, nor is it easy to see how it could be the Prophet. Since the Prophet is undoubtedly responsible for the sura as a whole, the solution tentatively proposed here is that he found part I in an earlier text current among his people, such as a collection of oracular verdicts.
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CITATION: Crone, Patricia. Problems in sura 53 . : Cambridge University Press , 2014. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Vol. 78, No. 1, February 2015, pp. 15-23 - Available at: https://library.au.int/problems-sura-53-2