Ethics in the Qurʾān and the Tafsīr Tradition

Tareq Hesham Moqbel is a Research Fellow at Regent’s Park College, Oxford, and an Associate Member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford. His work addresses the Qurʾān—its reading traditions, interpretation, and continuity with the Bible.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsNotes on Referencing, Translation, and Transliteration1 Introduction1 Scope of the Inquiry2 Previous Scholarship on Qurʾānic Ethics3 Aims and Research Questions4 Choice of Qurʾānic Commentaries5 Central Arguments6 Plan of the BookPart 1 Theory2 Antinomy1 Introduction2 The Antinomy of Values3 Antinomies in the Qurʾān4 Implications of Moral Antinomies: Morality and Code Fixation5 Implications of Moral Antinomies: Moral Rules as Idealizations?6 Narratives as Sites of Moral Antinomies7 Managing Paradox: Conflict Resolution Mechanisms in the Tafsīr Tradition8 Conclusion3 Ambiguity1 Introduction2 The Concept of Ambiguity3 The Function of Ambiguity4 Bauer’s Thesis on Ambiguity in the Tafsīr Tradition5 The Tolerance of Ambiguity in Qurʾānic Narratives6 Theology of Revelation, Interpretation, and Ethics7 Conclusion4 The Drive towards Homonoia in the Tafsīr Tradition1 Introduction2 Theoretical Thematisation of Homonoia3 Homonoia in Exegetical Practice4 Counterpoints5 ConclusionPart 2 Praxis5 The Ethical Nature of God1 Introduction2 Moses on the All-Encompassing Destruction3 The Hardening of Pharaoh’s Heart4 Abraham Debating the Punishment of Sodom5 The Binding of Abraham’s Son6 Shuʿayb and the Will of God7 Conclusion6 Ethics towards God1 Introduction2 Arguing with God? The Angels and the Beginning of Creation3 Abraham’s Attribution of God’s Name to a Star4 Joseph and the Remembrance of God5 Mary’s Death Wish6 Jonah and God’s Omnipotence7 Conclusion7 Social Ethics1 Introduction2 Joseph on the Ethics of Seeking Leadership and Self-Praise3 Joseph and the Ethics of Deception4 Property Damage and Homicide in the Moses-Khiḍr Narrative5 Abraham on the Problem of Lying6 Conclusion8 Beyond Good and Evil: A ConclusionBibliographyIndex of Qurʾānic VersesGeneral Index