Scriptures of Islam Books

New and Published Books

1. Theological Approaches to Qur'anic Exegesis

   A Practical Comparative-Contrastive Analysis

   By Hussein Abdul-Raof

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   This book provides a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the various schools of Qur'anic exegesis, from the earliest periods through to the present day. Employing a comparative-contrastive methodology, the author examines traditional and rational schools of thought – such as the Mu’tazili, Shi...

   Published March 20th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Qur'an and its Biblical Subtext

   By Gabriel Said Reynolds

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Qur'an

   This book challenges the dominant scholarly notion that the Qur’an must be interpreted through the medieval commentaries shaped by the biography of the prophet Muhammad, arguing instead that the text is best read in light of Christian and Jewish scripture. The Qur’an, in its use of allusions,...

   Published February 29th 2012 by Routledge
3. New Perspectives on the Qur'an

   The Qur'an in its Historical Context 2

   Edited by Gabriel Reynolds

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Qur'an

   This book continues the work of The Qur’an in its Historical Context, in which an international group of scholars address an expanded range of topics on the Qur’an and its origins, looking beyond medieval Islamic traditions to present the Qur’an’s own conversation with the religions and literatures...

   Published December 15th 2011 by Routledge
4. Angels in Islam

   Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti's al-Haba'ik fi akhbar al-mala'ik

   By Stephen Burge

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   Angels are a basic tenet of belief in Islam, appearing in various types and genres of text, from eschatology to law and theology to devotional material. This book presents the first comprehensive study of angels in Islam, through an analysis of a collection of traditions (hadith) compiled by the...

   Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge
5. Muslims

   Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, 4th Edition

   By Andrew Rippin

   Andrew Rippin’s Muslims is essential reading for students and scholars alike. This new edition has been comprehensively updated and for the first time features a companion website with extensive links to additional reading and resources to help deepen students’ understanding of the subject....

   Published August 11th 2011 by Routledge
6. Qur'anic Hermeneutics

   Al-Tabrisi and the Craft of Commentary

   By Bruce Fudge

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Qur'an

   The work of the twelfth-century Shi’ite scholar al-Tabrisi, Majma’ al-bayan, is one of the most important works of medieval commentary on the Qur’an, and is still in use today. This work is an in-depth case study of Islamic exegetical methods and an exploration of the nature of scriptural...

   Published February 27th 2011 by Routledge
7. The Biography of Muhammad

   Nature and Authenticity

   By Gregor Schoeler

   Series: Routledge Studies in Classical Islam

   This book considers the Arabic biographies of Prophet Muhammad, the earliest of which dates from two centuries after his life. These biographies, prized by Muslims, have been approached in the Western study of Islam from a range of positions. Some scholars reject them entirely, seeing in them...

   Published October 5th 2010 by Routledge
8. The Qur'an

   Modern Muslim Interpretations

   By Massimo Campanini

   The Qur’an: Modern Muslim Interpretations offers a lucid guide to how Muslims have read the Qur’an in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Massimo Campanini explores early approaches to the understanding of the Qur’an, including that of the Salafis and the construction of the Islamic...

   Published September 23rd 2010 by Routledge
9. The Hadith

   Articulating the Beliefs and Constructs of Classical Islam

   Edited by Mustafa Shah

   Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

   The Prophetic traditions of Islam, which are commonly referred to as the hadiths (literally: ‘reports’), preserve the sum and substance of the utterances, deeds, directives, and descriptive anecdotes connected with the life of the Prophet Muhammad and his Companions. Together with the Qur’an, the...

   Published October 28th 2009 by Routledge
10. Schools of Qur'anic Exegesis

    Genesis and Development

    By Hussein Abdul-Raof

    Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

    Qur’anic exegesis has become the battleground of political Islam and theological conflict among various Muslim schools of thought. Using comparative and contrastive methodology, examples from the Qur'an are investigated in the light of various theological views to delineate the birth, development...

    Published October 26th 2009 by Routledge