Arabic, Qur?an, and Poetic License - Reciting the Word of God

This book examines the similarities between the Qur¿¿n and ancient Arabic poetry, analyzed through the framework of Arabic grammar prior to their standardization and subsequent development into distinct genres.

List of contents

Introduction: The Qur¿¿n-Poetry Dichotomy 1. Rules for Reciting the Eternal Word of God: Tajw¿d, Music, and Textual Criticism 2. The Standardization of Arabic Grammar 3. The Standardization of Arabic Poetry 4. Tajw¿d as a Disrupting Mechanism 5. Poetic And Qur¿¿nic License (¿ar¿¿ir al-shi¿r) Conclusion

About the author

Shady Hekmat Nasser is an Associate Professor of Classical Arabic Studies at Harvard University. He is the author of The Transmission of the Variant Readings of the Qur¿¿n (2013) and The Second Canonization of the Qur¿¿n (2021). His research interests include the transmission and reception history of the Qur¿¿n, classical Arabic poetry, and Arabic Grammar.

Summary

This book examines the similarities between the Qur?an and ancient Arabic poetry, analyzed through the framework of Arabic grammar prior to their standardization and subsequent development into distinct genres.

Product details

• Authors: Shady Hekmat Nasser, Nasser Shady Hekmat
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032818269
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3281826-9
• No. of pages: 424
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Qur'an
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Islam / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, RELIGION / Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings, Middle East, Religion: general, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology, The Koran (Qur’an), The Koran, Islam;Qur'an;Poetic;Arabic poetry;Islamic tradition