History of the Qur'an

F. Redhwan Karim isLecturer in Islamic Studies and Course Leader for the B.A Islamic Studiesprogram at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education, UK. He completed hisPhD at SOAS, University of London in Islamic Studies and has published onQur’anic Studies, Islamic Intellectual History, and Arabic Codicology.

• Acknowledgements vStylistic Conventions viiList of Contributors ix1. Towards a History of the Qur’ānF. Redhwan Karim 12. Early Qur’ānic Manuscripts: An OverviewFrançois Déroche 273. Ancient Scribes and Qur’ānic Manuscripts:Uncovering Scribal Practices in the Ṣanʿāʾ PalimpsestÉléonore Cellard 654. Writing About the Qur’ān: Scribal Practices ofQur’ānic Studies Manuscripts from the Fourth/Tenth centuryYousry Elseadawy 895. The Compilation of the Qur’ān duringthe Reign of Abu BakrAmmar Khatib and Nazir Khan 1216. Rasm (Qur’ānic Orthography): The WrittenRepresentation of the Recited Text of the Qur’ānM.A.S. Abdel Haleem 1637. The View of ‘Abdullāh ibn Mas’ūd on the‘Uthmānic Qur’ān CompilationZahed Fettah 1938. An Alternative Opinion on the Reality of the‘Seven Aḥruf’ and Its Relationship with the QirāʾātYasir Qadhi 2219. The Multifaceted Sanad Traditions of Extra-Muṣḥaf Qur’ānic TransmissionKhairil Husaini Bin Jamil 28110. Multivocality, Variegation, and the Trajectoriesof “Text”: Ausgangstexte as an Approach toQur’ānic PluriformityStephen Cúrto 30711. The Recitations of the Shīʿah Imams and itsRole in the History of the Qur’ānMeysam Kohantorabi 35512. Shaping the Qur’ān’s Journey:A Global History of TranslationAfsan Redwan 381

‘Presenting adiverse range of perspectives and arguments, this book avidly explores not onlythe historical contours of the transmission of the text of the Qur’an, but alsothe conceptual frameworks and paradigms that intricately shaped its reception.’Mustafa Shah, SOASUniversity of London, UKEditor of TheOxford Handbook of Qur’anic Studies  ‘This volume bringstogether a variety of different authors of various backgrounds, and paints astrikingly comprehensive picture of the history of the Qur’an. Itsuccessfully brings material evidence, and traditional Qur’anic sciencesinto conversation and integrates them to present new and thought-provokinginsights.’Marijn van Putten,Leiden University, NetherlandsAuthor of QuranicArabic: From Its Hijazi Origins to Its Classical Reading Traditions'Redhwan Karim's edited volume is a timely andsignificant contribution to the dynamic and rapidly advancing field of thehistory of the Qur'an, offering cutting-edge research particularly on the oraland textual transmissions of the Qur'an.'Muhammad Husain Kazi, Cambridge Muslim College