The Oxford handbook of Qurʼanic studies / edited by Mustafa Shah and Muhammad Abdel Haleem.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Academic scholarship and the Qur'an / Andrew Rippin -- Modern developments in Qur'anic studies / Oliver Leaman -- Islamic origins and the Qur'an / Herbert Berg -- Qur'anic studies: bibliographical survey / Anna Akasoy -- Late antique Near Eastern context: social and religious aspects / Muntasir F. al-Hamad, John F. Healey -- The Arabian context of the Qur'an: history and the text / Harry Munt -- The linguistic landscape of pre-Islamic Arabia: context for the Qur'an / Ahmad Al-Jallad -- Qur'anic exempla and late antique narratives / Marianna Klar -- The Qur'an and Judaism / Reuven Firestone -- The Qur'an and Christianity / Neal Robinson -- The manuscript and archaeological traditions: physical evidence / François Déroche -- The form of the Qur'an: historical contours / Yasin Dutton -- The corpus of Qur'anic readings (qira'at): history, synthesis and authentication / Mustafa Shah -- Glorifying God's word: manuscripts of the Qur'an / Sheila S. Blair -- Inscribing God's word: Qur'anic texts on architecture, objects, and other solid supports / Sheila S. Blair -- A history of printed editions of the Qur'an / Efim A. Rezvan -- Language of the Qur'an / A. H. Mathias Zahniser -- Vocabulary of the Qur'an: meaning in context / Mustafa Shah -- Qur'anic syntax / Michel Cuypers -- Rhetorical devices and stylistic features of Qur'anic grammar / Muhammad Abdel Haleem -- Inner-Qur'anic chronology / Nicolai Sinai -- The structure of the Qur'an: the inner dynamic of the Sura / Mustansir Mir -- Discussions of Qur'anic inimitability: the theological nexus / Ayman A. El-Desouky -- The Qur'an and the Arabic medieval literary tradition / Geert Jan van Gelder -- The Qur'an and Arabic poetry / Stefan Sperl -- Revelation and prophecy in the Qur'an / Ulrika Mårtensson -- Doctrine and dogma in the Qur'an / Stephen R. Burge -- Law and the Qur'an / Joseph E. Lowry -- Qur'anic ethics / Ebrahim Moosa -- Eschatology and the Qur'an / Sebastian Günther -- Prophets and personalities of the Qur'an / Anthony H. Johns -- Politics and the Qur'an / Stefan Wild -- Jihad and the Qur'an: classical and modern interpretations / Asma Afsaruddin -- Women and the Qur'an / Asma Afsaruddin --

Translations of the Qur'an: Western languages / Ziad Elmarsafy -- Translations of the Qur'an: Islamicate languages / M. Brett Wilson -- Presenting the Qur'an out of context / Muhammad Abdel Haleem -- Popular culture and the Qur'an: classical and modern contexts / Bruce Lawrence -- The Western literary tradition and the Qur'an: an overview / Jeffrey Einboden -- Early Qur'anic commentaries / Andrew Rippin -- Exegetical designs of the Sira: Tafsir and Sira / Maher Jarrar -- Early Qur'anic exegesis: from textual interpretation to linguistic analysis / Kees Versteegh -- Early medieval Tafsīr (third/ninth to the fifth/eleventh century) / Ulrika Mårtensson -- Medieval exegesis: the golden age of Tafsīr / Walid A. Saleh -- The corpora of Isrīliyyat / Roberto Tottoli -- Contemporary Tafsīr: the rise of scriptural theology / Walid A. Saleh -- Twelver Shi'I exegesis / Sajjad Rizvi -- Ismāʻīlī scholarship on Tafsīr / Ismail Poonawala -- Ibāḍī Tafsīr literature / Valerie J. Hoffman, Sulaiman bin Ali bin Ameir Al-Shueili -- Sufi commentary: formative and later periods / Alexander Knysh -- Theological commentaries / Tariq Jaffer -- Philosophical commentaries / Jules Janssens -- Aesthetically oriented interpretations of the Qur'an / Kamal Abu-Deeb -- Tafsīr and science / Robert Morrison -- Classical Qur'anic hermeneutics / Johanna Pink -- Sunni hermeneutical literature / Martin Nguyen -- Modern Qur'anic hermeneutics: strategies and development / Massimo Campanini.

The Qur'an is the foundational sacred text of the Islamic faith. Traditionally revered as the literal word of God, its pronouncements and discussions form the bedrock of Islamic beliefs and teachings. Notwithstanding its religious pre-eminence and the fact that it is the sacred text for over one billion of the world's Muslims, the Qur'an is also considered to be the matchless masterpiece of the Arabic language. Its historical impact as a text can be discerned in all aspects of the heritage of the Arabic literary tradition. Over recent decades, academic engagement with the Qur'an has produced an impressive array of scholarship, ranging from detailed studies of the text's unique language, style and structure, to meticulous surveys of its contents, concepts and historical contexts. The Oxford Handbook of Qur'anic Studies is an essential reference and starting point for those with an academic interest in the Qur'an. It offers not only detailed reviews of influential subjects in the field, but also a critical overview of developments in the research discourse. It explores the tradition of Qur'anic exegesis and hermeneutics, making it a comprehensive academic resource for the study of the Qur'an. No single volume devoted to such a broad academic survey of the state of the field currently exists.