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List of contributors
Introduction, Mustafa Shah and Muhammad Abdel Haleem
Part I: The State of Qur'anic Studies
1:Academic Scholarship and the Qur'an, Andrew Rippin
2:Modern Developments in Qur'anic Studies, Oliver Leaman
3:Islamic Origins and the Qur'an, Herbert Berg
4:Qur'anic Studies: Bibliographical Survey, Anna Akasoy
Part II: The Historical Setting of the Qur'an
5:Late Antique Near Eastern Context: Social and Religious Aspects, Muntasir F. al-Hamad and John F. Healey
6:Arabian Context of the Qur'an: History and the Text, Harry Munt
7:The Linguistic Landscape of pre-Islamic Arabia: Context for the Qur'an, Ahmad Al-Jallad
8:Qur'anic Exempla and Late Antique Narratives, Marianna Klar
9:The Qur'an and Judaism, Reuven Firestone
10:The Qur'an and Christianity, Neal Robinson
Part III: The Qur'an: Textual Transmission, Codification, Manuscripts, Inscriptions and Printed Editions
11:The Manuscript and Archaeological Traditions: Physical Evidence, François Déroche
12:The Form of the Qur'an: Historical Contours, Yasin Dutton
13:The Corpus of Qur'anic Readings (qirā'āt): History, Synthesis and Authentication, Mustafa Shah
14:Glorifying God's Word: Manuscripts of the Qur'an, Sheila S. Blair
15:Inscribing God's Word: Qur'anic texts on Architecture, Objects, and Other Solid Supports, Sheila S. Blair
16:A History of Printed Editions of the Qur'an, Efim A. Rezvan
Part IV: Structural and Literary Dimensions of the Qur'an
17:Language of the Qur'an, A. H. Mathias Zahniser
18:Vocabulary of the Qur'an: Meaning in Context, Mustafa Shah
19:Qur'anic Syntax, Michel Cuypers
20:Rhetorical Devices and Stylistic Features of Qur'anic Grammar, Muhammad Abdel Haleem
21:Inner-Qur'anic Chronology, Nicolai Sinai
22:The Structure of the Qur'an: The Inner Dynamic of the Sūra, Mustansir Mir
23:Discussions of Qur'anic Inimitability: The Theological Nexus, Ayman A. El-Desouky
24:The Qur'an and the Arabic Medieval Literary Tradition, Geert Jan van Gelder
25:The Qur'an and Arabic Poetry, Stefan Sperl
Part V: Topics and Themes of the Qur'an
26:Revelation and Prophecy in the Qur'an, Ulrika M:artensson
27:Doctrine and Dogma in the Qur'an, Stephen Burge
28:Law and the Qur'an, Joseph Lowry
29:Qur'anic Ethics, Ebrahim Moosa
30:Eschatology and the Qur'an, Sebastian Günther
31:Prophets and Personalities of the Qur'an, Anthony H. Johns
32:Politics and the Qur'an, Stefan Wild
33:Jihad and the Qur'an: Classical and Modern Interpretations, Asma Afsaruddin
34:Women and the Qur'an, Asma Afsaruddin
Part VI: The Qur an in Context: Translation and Culture
35: Translations of the Quraan: Western Languages
36:Translations of the Qur an: Islamicate Languages, M. Brett Wilson
37:Presenting the Qur'an Out of Context, Muhammad Abdel Haleem
38:Popular Culture and the Qur an: Classical and Modern Contexts, Bruce Lawrence
39:The Western Literary Tradition and the Qur an: an Overview, Jeffrey Einboden
Part VII: Qur anic Interpretation: Scholarship and Literature of Early, Classical, and Modern Exegesis
40:Early Qur'anic Commentaries, Andrew Rippin
41:Exegetical Designs of the Sira: Tafsir and Sira, Maher Jarrar
42:Early Qur'anic Exegesis: From Textual Interpretation to Linguistic Analysis, Kees Versteegh
43:Early medieval tafsīr (800-1000), Ulrika M:artensson
44:Medieval Exegesis: The Golden Age of Tafsīr, Walid A. Saleh
45:The Corpora of Isrāaīliyyāt, Roberto Tottoli
46:Contemporary Tafsīr: The Rise of Scriptural Theology, Walid A. Saleh
Part VIII: Qur anic Exegesis: Discourses, Formats, and Hermeneutics
47:Twelver Shiai Exegesis, Sajjad Rizvi
48:Ismāaīlī Scholarship on Tafsīr, Ismail Poonawala
49:Ibāḍī Tafsīr Literature, Valerie J. Hoffman and Sulaiman bin Ali bin Ameir Al-Shueili
50:Sufi Commentary: Formative and Later Periods, Alexander Knysh
51:Theological Commentaries, Tariq Jaffer
52:Philosophical Commentaries, Jules Janssens
53:Aesthetically Oriented Interpretations of the Qur an, Kamal Abu-Deeb
54:Tafsīr and Science, Robert Morrison
55:Classical Qur anic Hermeneutics, Johanna Pink
56:Sunni Hermeneutical Literature, Martin Nguyen
57:Modern Qur'anic Hermeneutics: Strategies and Development, Massimo Campinini