This academic website is dedicated to Qur’anic studies. It offers an updated bibliographic and informational watch of the discipline.
The Qur’an in the Malay-Indonesian World, Context and Interpretation by Daneshgar M. & Riddell P. & Rippin A. -eds- (January 2016)
Daneshgar (Majid), Riddell (Peter), Rippin (Andrew) -eds-, The Qur’an in the Malay-Indonesian World, Context and Interpretation, New-York, Routledge, 2017, 224 p. Editors Majid Daneshgar is (…)
Christianity and Islam (Seminar)
In this seminar we will consider Islam’s encounter with Christianity, from the Islamic conquests of the 7th century to the internet age (and vice-versa) : • The first section (Unit 1 & 2) of (…)
INTERNATIONAL MEETING 2015 International Qur’an Conference (August 4-6, 2015)
INTERNATIONAL MEETING 2015 International Qur’an Conference Co-hosted by International Qur’anic Studies Association (IQSA) and State Islamic University (UIN) Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta, (…)
’Oldest’ Koran fragments found in Birmingham University ? (22 july 2015)
What may be the world’s oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham. Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the (…)
"The Meaning of the Word: Lexicology and Qur’anic Exegesis", ed. S.R. Burge (June 2015)
Burge (Stephen R.), The Meaning of the Word: Lexicology and Qur’anic Exegesis, Oxford, Oxford University Press, ("Qur’anic Studies Series"), 2015, 510 p. ISBN 978-0198724131 The scientific (…)
Premier Congrès du GIS Moyen-Orient et Mondes Musulmans (6-9 juillet 2015)
Présentation Pour favoriser les échanges entre chercheurs et améliorer la visibilité de nos études, le GIS organise son premier Congrès à Paris les 7, 8 et 9 juillet 2015, après une conférence (…)
Muhammad, Edited by Andreas Goerke (June 2015)
Muhammad, edited by Andreas Goerke, London, Routledge, ("Critical Concepts in Religious Studies"), 1,618 p. ISBN 978-1-13-879127-5 Goerke (Andreas) ed., Muhammad, London, Routledge, ("Critical (…)
Conference "The Qur’ânic counter-discourse" by Mehdi Azaiez (Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, 25 June)
TITLE: ‘Counter-Discourse in the Qur’an’ SPEAKER: Prof. Mehdi Azaiez (Katholieke Universiteit Leven, Belgium) DATE & TIME: Thursday 25 June 2015, 16:30 BST (*not GMT, as announced in (…)
Peace Prize goes to Islam scholar Navid Kermani (june 2015)
Peace Prize goes to Islam scholar Navid Kermani The 2015 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade will be awarded this year to the German writer and expert in Islamic studies Navid Kermani for his (…)
"Narratives of the Life of Muhammad, Redefining Sira Literature" by Gurdofarid Miskinzoda (June 2015)
MISKINZODA (Gurdofarid), Narratives of the Life of Muhammad, Redefining Sira Literature, London, Routledge, ("Routledge Studies in Classical Islam"), 2015, 224 p. ISBN 978-0-415-60341-6 (…)