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Edinburgh University Press Before the Qur'an: Material Sources at Muslim Scripture's Advent

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This groundbreaking work offers the first comprehensive analysis of the Qur'an using epigraphic evidence from the Arabian Peninsula, fundamentally shifting how scholars understand Islamic scripture's origins in late antique Arabia. By examining datable documentary sources, the book challenges the established view that Syriac Christian texts alone explain the Qur'an's religious language, instead revealing significant parallels with South Arabian and Ethiopian religious idioms. The author demonstrates how the Qur'an's use of divine names and titles-including All h and al-Ra m n-finds direct attestation in epigraphic records, providing material evidence for the text's geographical and cultural context. Published by Edinburgh University Press as part of the Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Scripture and Theology series, this volume brings archaeological and inscriptional data into conversation with textual analysis, offering scholars, students, and informed readers a new framework for understanding the Qur'an's formation and the wider religious landscape of seventh-century Arabia.

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Employs epigraphic sources from the Arabian Peninsula to construct the first comprehensive material-based reading of Qur'anic origins.

Uses datable documentary evidence to challenge conventional theories attributing Qur'anic religious language exclusively to Syriac Christian sources.

Identifies parallels between Qur'anic language and attested religious idioms in South Arabia and Ethiopia through epigraphic comparison.

Explains the Qur'an's specific divine names and titles (All h, al-Ra m n) by tracing their epigraphic attestations in pre-Islamic Arabia.

Part of the Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Scripture and Theology series, providing scholarly rigour and peer-reviewed analysis.

Addresses the Qur'an's geographical and cultural context through material evidence rather than textual conjecture alone.

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28 February 2026
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14 May 2025

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