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245 10 a| In search of the original Koran :b| the true history of the revealed text /c| Mondher Sfar ; translated by Emilia Lanier.;

260 a| Amherst, N.Y. :b| Prometheus Books,c| 2008.;

300 a| 152 pages ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-133) and index.;

505 0 a| The Koran is not the original one -- Transmission of meaning -- The theory of variants -- The variants of the Koran -- From variation to manipulation -- The Satanic revelations -- By the Prophet's side -- Other ambiguities of the mode of revelation -- The whole revelation? -- Lost or unretained texts -- Two brief prayers removed from the Koran -- On interpolation -- The components of the Koran -- The verses: a late invention -- The surahs -- The preambles -- The mysterious letters -- The division of surahs -- The Basmala and al-Rah̲mân -- The titles of surahs -- Writings of the Koran -- The difficulties of the writing -- The myth of "Uthmân" -- The manuscript of Samarkand -- The myth of authenticity -- The scribal function -- Stereotypes and phraseology -- The practice of recomposition -- Al-Qurʼân, a scribal work -- Myths and prejudices -- The myth of originality -- From the kitâb to the Qurʼân -- The myth of the collection -- The myth of perfect transmission -- The myth of inimitability -- Authenticity of the wah̲y -- Conclusion -- Appendix: the solar eclipse on January 27th, 632 CE -- The sole scientific date -- A great enigma -- A conjugal psychodrama -- The eclipse and the farewell pilgrimage.;

630 00 a| Qurʼanx| Evidences, authority, etc.=| ^A540104;

650 0 a| Islamv| Controversial literature.=| ^A695057;

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In search of the original Koran : the true history of the revealed text / Mondher Sfar ; translated by Emilia Lanier.

Author/creator	Sfar, Mondher
Format	Book
Publication Info	Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2008.
Description	152 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Qurʼan--Evidences, authority, etc. Islam--Controversial literature.

Uniform title	Coran est-il authentique. English
Contents	The Koran is not the original one -- Transmission of meaning -- The theory of variants -- The variants of the Koran -- From variation to manipulation -- The Satanic revelations -- By the Prophet's side -- Other ambiguities of the mode of revelation -- The whole revelation? -- Lost or unretained texts -- Two brief prayers removed from the Koran -- On interpolation -- The components of the Koran -- The verses: a late invention -- The surahs -- The preambles -- The mysterious letters -- The division of surahs -- The Basmala and al-Rah̲mân -- The titles of surahs -- Writings of the Koran -- The difficulties of the writing -- The myth of "Uthmân" -- The manuscript of Samarkand -- The myth of authenticity -- The scribal function -- Stereotypes and phraseology -- The practice of recomposition -- Al-Qurʼân, a scribal work -- Myths and prejudices -- The myth of originality -- From the kitâb to the Qurʼân -- The myth of the collection -- The myth of perfect transmission -- The myth of inimitability -- Authenticity of the wah̲y -- Conclusion -- Appendix: the solar eclipse on January 27th, 632 CE -- The sole scientific date -- A great enigma -- A conjugal psychodrama -- The eclipse and the farewell pilgrimage.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-133) and index.
LCCN	2007011481
ISBN	9781591025214
ISBN	1591025214

In search of the original Koran : the true history of the revealed text / Mondher Sfar ; translated by Emilia Lanier.

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