01480ctm a2200217u 4500 20250312110745.0 ta 200320s2011 mdu 001|0 eng u 9780739177532 (pbk) Small, Keith E. Textual criticism and Qur'an manuscripts / [manuscript] / by Keith E. Small. Lanham, Md. ; Plymouth. : : Lexington Books,, c2011. xvi, 209 p., : [18] p. of plates : ill. ; ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents: Table of contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and conventions -- Arabic transliteration system -- I: Introduction and manuscripts: 1. A critical text for the Qur'an? -- 2. Descriptions and pictures of the manuscripts -- II: Observing the textual variants: 3. Orthographic variants involving long vowels -- 4. Copyist mistakes -- 5. Diacritical mark variants and variants affecting grammar -- 6. Rasm variants -- 7. Variant verse divisions -- 8. Physical corrections to manuscripts -- III: Evaluating the textual variants: 9. Variants in manuscripts compared to Islamic records -- 10. Intentionality and non-intentionality with variants -- 11. Oral and written textual transmission -- IV: Conclusions: 12. Concluding reflections -- Bibliography -- Index. Qur'an -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History; Qur'an -- Hermeneutics; BK 8 11589 11589 0 0 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 297.1226 Sma 2011 21102 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK