{"title":"Series: Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Scripture and Theology","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"al-bukhari-by-belal-abu-alabbas-9781474488242","title":"Al-Bukhārī","description":"\u003cp\u003eMuhammad ibn Isml al-Bukhr (d. 256\/870) stands as one of the most distinguished figures in Islamic intellectual history. His \u003ci\u003emagnum opus\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003ea\u003c\/i\u003e, is revered as the most authoritative collection of Prophetic traditions in Sunni Islam and is the most cited book in Islamic history. Beyond its juridical and theological significance, the \u003ci\u003ea \u003c\/i\u003ewas venerated in pre-modern societies as a source of spiritual blessings, recited to invoke divine favour, seek salvation, and even bring rain. Al-Bukhr's legacy endures, shaping Islamic scholarship and devotion to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis pioneering critical study offers the first comprehensive examination of al-Bukhr's life, intellectual trajectory and the socio-political landscape that influenced his scholarship. It meticulously analyses his methods of hadith criticism and explores his engagement with the theological and legal discourse of his time. Through an extensive study of the theological debates he engaged with and the \u003ci\u003emasil \u003c\/i\u003e(legal cases) in which he challenged anaf authorities, this book sheds new light on the legal landscape that underpinned his work. Providing both historical depth and analytical rigour, it is an essential contribution to the study of Islamic legal and hadith traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933715546348,"sku":"9781474488242","price":630.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/0d6398fab8d8375192ee2989812c6574.jpg?v=1783891300"},{"product_id":"before-the-quran-by-suleyman-dost-9781399528641","title":"Before the Qur’an","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe question of the Qur'an's geographical and cultural context has been hotly debated in the last few decades. Several authors have proposed that its place of origin may be somewhere other than the Hijaz in Western Arabia, the location stated within Islamic literary sources. Yet these theories have not engaged with the resources provided by numerous inscriptions in a wide range of ancient languages in the Arabian Peninsula and its environs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBracketing theological claims about Qur'anic provenance and relying solely on securely datable material evidence from before the rise of Islam, this book shows that the Qur'an emerged from the Hijaz and addressed a Late Antique Arabian audience. Suleyman Dost argues for significant religious, cultural and linguistic continuities between pre-Qur'anic Arabian sources and the Qur'an, especially highlighting underappreciated parallels with religious idioms in South Arabia and Ethiopia. This book thus challenges revisionist perspectives that situate the Qur'an outside a Western Arabian milieu.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933892919532,"sku":"9781399528641","price":630.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399528641-before-the-qur-an.jpg?v=1783881882"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-edinburgh-studies-in-islamic-scripture-and-theology.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}