“The Romans Will Win!” Q 30:2‒7 in Light of 7th c. Political Eschatology
This article addresses a prophecy found in vv. 2‒7 of the thirtieth Qurʾānic sūra, known as al-Rūm (“The Romans”). These verses report on the Romans’ (al-Rūm) involvement in a conflict against an unnamed enemy and predict its eventual outcome. The passage refers to the conflict between the Byzantine...
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Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2018
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Der Islam
Year: 2018, Volume: 95, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-29 |
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Qurʾān
early Islam
al-Rūm
Q 30:2‒7
Byzantines
Sasanians
Heraclius
Apocalypticism
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