The Original Sources of the Qur’ân
Overview
The Original Sources of the Qur’an investigates the original sources from which Islam was developed. Tisdall finds Islam’s origins in pre-Islamic customs, Sabaeanism, Judaism, heretical Christianity, and Zorastrianism, and demonstrates his thesis by tracing the sources of certain stories found in the Qur’an and the Hadiths. Chapters include: • Introductory • Influence of Ancient Arabian Beliefs and Practices • Influence of Sabian and Jewish Ideas and Practices • Influence of Christianity and Christian Apocryphal Books • Zoroastrian Elements in the Qur’an and Traditions of Islam • The Hanifs and Their Influence upon Nascent Islam • Conclusion
Top Highlights
“Muḥammad’s fault lay in pretending that he had received it as a Divine revelation” (Page 149)
“and his attempt to get out of the difficulty is not very successful” (Page 146)
“still young and radiant with a celestial brightness” (Page 148)
“Then ‘ ʽUthmân1 returned the sheets to Ḥafṣah, and sent to every region an exemplar of what they had copied out, and with reference to every sheet and volume of the Qur’ân besides this he commanded that it should be burned.’” (Page 21)
- Title: The Original Sources of the Qur’ân
- Author: William St. Clair Tisdall
- Publishers: SPCK, Edwin S. Gorham
- Print Publication Date: 1911
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Koran
- Resource ID: LLS:ORIGSOURQURAN
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T15:59:35Z