{"product_id":"the-quran-and-adab-nuha-alshaar-9780198787181","title":"The Qur'an and Adab: The Shaping of Literary Traditions in Classical Islam","description":"Though there have been many studies on the Qur'an's importance in \u003cem\u003etafsir\u003c\/em\u003e (Qur'anic commentary), there are comparatively few which look at the impact of the Qur'an on other forms of literature. \u003cem\u003eThe Qur'an and Adab\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cem\u003eThe Shaping of Literary Traditions in Classical Islam\u003c\/em\u003e bridges the gap in the scholarship by placing the Qur'an in its broader cultural and literary contexts. It explores the Qur'an's relation to classical literary traditions (\u003cem\u003eadab\u003c\/em\u003e) from pre-Islamic times until the fifteenth century CE, focusing on the various ways in which the classical \u003cem\u003eliterati\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eudaba\u003c\/em\u003e) engaged with the Qur'anic text, linguistically, conceptually, structurally, and aesthetically, to create works that combined the sacred with the profane, thereby blurring the boundaries between formal \u003cem\u003etafsir\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eadab\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough a detailed introduction and a series of case studies, the volume rethinks the concept of \u003cem\u003eadab\u003c\/em\u003e and the relation of scripture to humanistic traditions in classical Islam and questions the general classification of \u003cem\u003eadab\u003c\/em\u003e as belles-lettres. It examines the religious aesthetic found in different types of \u003cem\u003eadab\u003c\/em\u003e works--poetry, literary criticism, epistles, oratory traditions, anthologies, \"mirrors for princes,\" folklore, and mystical\/Sufi literature. Featuring contributions by leading scholars, the collection investigate the intertextuality between pre-lslamic poetry and the Qur'an, and the innumerable approaches to the Qur'an by classical authors. It discusses the various citation techniques employed in the \u003cem\u003eudaba\u003c\/em\u003e's borrowing of Qur'anic language, concepts, and stories. The chapters explain how the choice of these techniques was determined by the literary conventions of the particular genres and contexts within which the \u003cem\u003eudaba\u003c\/em\u003e were working, as well as by their authorial intention, theological, and ideological outlooks. They also highlight the link between the functions ascribed to Qur'anic quotations in a specific text and the need to convey a particular message to specific audiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nuha Alshaar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198787189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198787181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OUP\/Institute of Ismaili Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 2.10d","brand":"Nuha Alshaar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47420224831743,"sku":"9780198787181","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d5ed1ce-f499-43be-bd53-52b067e16fbf.jpg?v=1761525907","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-quran-and-adab-nuha-alshaar-9780198787181","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}