1st Edition

Mary in the Qur'an A Literary Reading

By Hosn Abboud Copyright 2014
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

Providing an analysis of the complete story of Mary in its liturgical, narrative and rhetorical contexts, this literary reading is a prerequisite to any textual reading of the Qur’an whether juristic, theological, or otherwise. intertextuality between the Old Testament, New Testament and the Qur’an. The Qur’an is an oral event, linguistic phenomenon and great literature. So the application... Read more
Introduction: Sources and Methodology 1 Form of Surat Maryam 2 Maryam’s Story 3 Form of the Verse Units of the Infancy Story of Maryam 4 Stylistics analysis of Maryam’s Infancy, Chosenness and Annunciation Scenes, and Isa’s Apostleship and Birth Story 5 The Infancy Story of Maryam 6 Muslim Classical and Modern Exegesis on the Doctrinal Issue of Maryam’s Prophethood  7 Conclusion

Biography

Hosn Abboud holds a Ph.D from the University of Toronto in Islamic Religion and Philosophy with a focus on gender issues in Islam, and modern Arabic feminist writings. Mary in the Qur’an has also been published in Arabic (Dar-al-Saqi, 2010).