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Browsing College of Arts & Sciences by Author "Farrin, Raymond"
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A Revised Inner-Qurʾanic Chronology Based on Mean Verse Lengths and the Medina I Counting System
(2019-01-12)This article uses mean verse length data to propose a relative timeline for the Qurʾan, proceeding from the work of Nicolai Sinai and others. The timeline is based on the general observation that the verses become longer ... -
Abundance from the Desert: Classical Arabic Poetry
(Syracuse University Press, Mar 2011)Abundance from the Desertprovides a comprehensive introduction to classical Arabic poetry, one of the richest of poetic traditions. Covering the period roughly of 500 -1250 c.e., it features original translations and ... -
Ring Structure in Sura 9: Repentance Emphasized
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Structure and Qur'anic Interpretation: A Study of Symmetry and Coherence in Islam's Holy Text. Ashland
(OR: White Cloud Press, Sep 2014)Raymond Farrin draws on classical Arab sources and contemporary literary theory in this groundbreaking literary approach to the Qur’an. Prof. Farrin demonstrates how the Qur’an, often regarded as unsystematic, in fact ... -
The Pairing of Suras 8-9
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The Verse Numbering Systems of the Qura'an: A Statistical and Literary Comparison
(2020-06-30)This article compares the seven verse numbering systems of the Qur'an recorded in classical sources: Medina I, Medina II, Mecca, Damascus, Hims, Basra, and Kufa. It compares them statistically to determine the possibility ... -
The Writing and Composition of the Qur'an: Old Explanations and New Evidence
(Brill, 2020-08-06)This article takes up the view that the Qurʾān was left incomplete as a book and did not take final shape until well after the Prophet’s death. It considers whether this may be deemed valid upon analysis of a type of ... -
Where Mihrabs Weep and Pulpits Lament: Al-Rundi's Elegy in the Classical Poetic Tradition
(Boston: Harvard UP, July 2018)The Study of al-Andalus is a collection of essays by students and colleagues of James T. Monroe, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature and Arabic at the University of California, Berkeley, and the premier scholar ...
