Quranic studies
Academic discipline
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| 2023 | Publication of 'Key Terms of the Qur'an', providing detailed linguistic and conceptual insights. |
| 2022 |
The Quran of Historians
The Iranian Ahl al-Bayt International University organized a research seminar focused on 'The Quran of Historians', recommending the book for academic study.
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| 2022 | Two significant Quranic studies publications emerged: Angelika Neuwirth's 'The Qur'an: Text and Commentary' focusing on Early Meccan Surahs, and Mun'im Sirry's 'The Quran with Cross-References'. |
| 2021 | Angelika Neuwirth published Volume 2/2 of her Quranic commentary addressing Late Middle Meccan Suras. |
| 2021 | Publication of 'The Routledge Companion to the Qur'an', further expanding scholarly discourse in Quranic studies. |
| 2020 |
The Quran of Historians
Within the first six months of publication, the book sold 12,000 copies in France, marking a commercial success.
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| 2020 |
The Quran of Historians
The book 'The Quran of Historians' received the Grand Prize from the Institut du Monde Arabe.
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| 2020 | Publication of 'The Oxford Handbook of Qur'anic Studies', a comprehensive academic resource. |
| 2019 |
The Quran of Historians
The Quran of Historians was published in three volumes by éditions du Cerf after five years of collaborative research and writing by twenty-eight researchers, directed by Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi and Guillaume Dye.
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| 2019 | Guillaume Dye and Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi published 'Le Coran des historiens' (The Historians' Quran), a three-volume work exploring historical perspectives on the Quran, published by Éditions du Cerf. |
| 2018 | Gabriel Said Reynolds published 'The Qur'an and the Bible: Text and Commentary' through Yale University Press, offering a comparative scholarly analysis. |
| 2018 | Publication of 'The Qur'an: A Historical-Critical Introduction', offering a critical analysis of the Quranic text. |
| 2017 | Angelika Neuwirth published Volume 2/1 of her Quranic commentary covering Early Middle Meccan Suras. |
| 2017 | Publication of 'The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an', providing contemporary scholarly perspectives. |
| 2016 | Mehdi Azaiez and colleagues released 'The Qur'an Seminar Commentary', a collaborative scholarly examination of Quranic texts published by De Gruyter. |
| 2015 | HarperCollins published the Study Quran, providing an English translation with extensive traditional interpretations from multiple Islamic exegetes. |
| 2015 | Christian Robin's research further explores the minimal geographical references in the Quran, contributing to the understanding of its Hejazi origins. |
| 2014 |
The Quran of Historians
The collaborative work on The Quran of Historians began, which would culminate in its publication five years later in 2019.
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| 2014 | Arthur Droge published the first critical translation of the Quran, a milestone in Quranic scholarly translation. |
| 2014 | Omar Sankharé published 'Le Coran et la culture grecque', the first and only book-length investigation exploring the Hellenistic influences on the Quran, analyzing connections between Quranic passages and Greek literary descriptions of various narratives and concepts. |
| 2011 | Angelika Neuwirth published Volume 1 of her Quranic commentary focusing on Early Meccan Suras. |
| 2010 | Geoffrey Reynolds notes the Quran's limited use of contemporary proper names, highlighting the significance of the few Hejazi toponyms mentioned. |
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