Prophets in the Quran: An Introduction to the Quran and Muslim ExegesisBrannon M. Wheeler What was the name of Noah's son who did not survive the Flood? Why do Pharaoh and Haman build the Tower of Babel? For what reasons does Moses travel to the ends of the Earth? Who is the 'Horned-One' who holds back Gog and Magog until the Day of Judgement? These are some of the questions answered in the oral sources and Quran commentaries on the stories of the prophets as they are understood by Muslims. Designed as an introduction to the Quran with particular emphasis on parallels with Biblical tradition, this book provides a concise but detailed overview of Muslim prophets from Adam to Muhammad. Each of the chapters is organized around a particular prophet, including an English translation of the relevant verses of the Quran and a wide selection of classical, medieval and modern Muslim commentaries on those verses. Quran commentaries include references to Sunni and Shi'i sources from Spain, Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa. An extensive glossary provides an annotated list of all scholarly transmitters and cited texts with suggestions for further reading.This is an excellent book for undergraduate courses, and students in divinity and seminary programmes. Comparisons between the Quran and Bible, and among Jewish, Christian and Islamic exegesis are highlighted. Oral sources, references adapted from apocryphal and pseudepigraphical works, and inter-religious dialogue are all evident throughout these stories of the prophets. This material shows how the Quran and its interpretation are integral to a fuller and more discerning understanding of the Bible and its place in the history of Western religion. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Adam and Eve | 15 |
Children of Adam and Eve | 36 |
Idris | 45 |
Noah | 49 |
Hud | 63 |
Salih | 74 |
Abraham | 83 |
People of the Well | 164 |
Jonah | 168 |
Moses in Egypt | 173 |
Moses and the Israelites | 198 |
Khidr and Dhu alQarnayn | 222 |
Aaron and Joshua | 238 |
Samuel and Saul | 254 |
Daniel | 280 |
Ishmael | 109 |
Isaac and Jacob | 112 |
Lot | 118 |
Joseph | 127 |
Shuayb | 146 |
Job | 157 |
Dhu alKifl | 161 |
Jesus | 297 |
Muhammad | 321 |
Glossary of Interpreters and Transmitters | 335 |
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Common terms and phrases
Aaron Abdallah Abel Abi Talib Abraham Abu Hurayrah Adam Ahmad al-Khattab angels Arabic asked Bakr believe Book brother Bukhari Cain called commanded companions cubits Dār David descendants destroyed Dhu al-Qarnayn died earth Egypt Elijah Ezra father forgive Gabriel gave Hasan al-Basri heavens Iblis Ibn Abbas Ibn Abi Ibn Ishaq Ibn Jurayj Ibn Kathir Ibn Masud idols Idris Imran interpretation Isaac Ishmael Islam Israelites Jacob Jesus Jews Jinn Joseph Ka'bah killed king land Lord Malik Mary Mecca mentioned mercy messenger Midian Moses mother mountain Mujahid Munabbih Muslim night Noah Paradise Pharaoh prayer Prophet Muhammad prostrate punishment Qatadah Quran Quran commentary Qurtubi returned revealed Sa'id Salih scholars sent Shuayb signs Solomon sons Suddi surahs Suyuti Syria Tabari Thamud things took Torah transmitted hadith reports tree Umar upright verse Wahb wife worship Zamakhshari Zamzam Zechariah