Small, Keith E. creator text mdu Lanham, Md. ; Plymouth Lexington Books c2011 2011 monographic eng

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xvi, 209 p., : [18] p. of plates : ill. ; ; 24 cm. 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. by Keith E. Small. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Qur'an -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History Qur'an -- Hermeneutics 9780739177532 (pbk) 200320 20250312110745.0