* Alan Jones, The Qur'an, Cambridge: Gibb Memorial Trust, 2007. Abdel Haleem, The Qur'an: An English Translation with Parallel Arabic Text, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. * Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Translation and Commentary, Jidda: Dar al-Qiblah for Islamic Literature, 1992. Arberry, The Koran Interpreted, London: Allen & Unwin, 1955. understand the chronology of the Qur'anic text and explain the emergence and significance of different interpretations of the Qur'anic text.demonstrate the significance of the Qur'an for key areas of Islamic thought.
pursue a research question related to the Qur'an and its exegesis and present their argument in a structured piece of writing.find and critically assess scholarly literature on the Qur'an and its exegesis.use the scholarly terminology and know the most important concepts related to the Qur'an, Qur'anic studies and exegesis of the Qur'an.On completion of this course, the student will be able to: They will also receive detailed written feedback on their major essays. The feedback they receive will help them to improve and finalise their major essays. They will also hand in literature reviews discussing and assessing the relevant literature for their projects. The students will present outlines of their projects and discuss them in the seminar in the second half of the semester. Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,ĭirected Learning and Independent Learning HoursĬlass presentation and participation: 10% Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) This will be checked by the Visiting student office.Īcademic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) Only University/College level courses will be taken into consideration.
Visiting students should have at least 3 courses in a suitable subject area at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). Information for Visiting Students Pre-requisites The feedback they receive on their presentations and on the literature review should in turn inform their final essay.Įntry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students) Pre-requisites The students will present a preliminary version of their research projects in a class presentation which is intended to outline the main argument of the research project and put it in its scholarly context. The literature review forms the basis for this research project and is intended to provide a critical assessment of the relevant literature for the final essay.
It should make an argument rather than just providing a survey of a topic. This essay is supposed to discuss in detail one aspect of Qur'anic research. The core element of the course is an individual research project that will lead to the final essay. The course will offer short introductory presentations to the individual topics and will then focus on the discussion of selected readings from primary and secondary sources. The course is jointly taught with PG students. Through the lecture of key passages of the Qur'an and selected commentaries, the course illustrates the significance of the text for Islamic thought and the diversity of the interpretations it has generated. This course provides an analytical overview of the origins of the Qur'an, its structure and content, and approaches to its interpretation. Perceived as being as God's unchangeable and final word, it has had a huge influence on the development of Islamic thought, amongst others in theology, law, and Sufism. School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures Undergraduate Course: The Qur'an - Islam's Holy Book (IMES10086) Course Outline School DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies