Reynolds (Gabriel Said Reynolds), Klar (Marianna), Sidky (Hythem) and Sirry (Mun’im) -eds-, Yale Dictionary of the Qur’an, Yale, YUP, 2027, 568 p. ISBN 9780300256901

Editors

• Gabriel Said Reynolds is the Crowley Professor of Islamic Studies and Theology at Notre Dame.
• Marianna Klar is a research associate at the University of Oxford.
• Hythem Sidky is the executive director of the International Qur’anic Studies Association.
• Mun’im Sirry is associate professor in the Department of Theology at Notre Dame.

Presentation

The definitive scholarly dictionary of the Qur’an, with over two hundred entries by leading Qur’anic scholars

The Yale Dictionary of the Qur’an is a landmark English-language scholarly reference work devoted to the Qur’an, its historical context, and its interpretation. Edited by Gabriel Said Reynolds, Marianna Klar, Hythem Sidky, and Mun’im Sirry, it brings together over two hundred entries by an international team of scholars in Qur’anic studies. Designed for students, scholars, and general readers alike, the volume offers an authoritative and accessible guide to the Qur’an, the scripture of Islam, covering manuscripts, inscriptions, key figures, themes, concepts, literary features, and traditions of interpretation.

Integrating the most recent advances in the field, the Yale Dictionary of the Qur’an includes cutting-edge insights on

• the earliest Qur’anic manuscripts
• variant readings of the Qur’an
• newly discovered Arabic inscriptions
• rhetorical and literary features of the Qur’an
• the diversity of Islamic theological interpretations
• scholarly debates on the Qu’an’s composition, transmission, and social context

Both rigorous and readable, the entries avoid polemics and apologetics while offering clear explanations of complex scholarly issues. By combining traditional areas of Qur’anic interpretation with up-to-date research, this book serves as a comprehensive guide to the study of the Qur’an.