Problems in sura 53

Author:

Crone, Patricia

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Date published:

2014

Record type:

Journal article

Journal Title:

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

Subject:

DIVINERS

ANGELS

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.

Language:

English

Catagory URL:

http://www.journals.cambridge.org

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