"Who are the Aṣḥāb al-Ukhdūd?: Q 85:4-10 in Near Eastern Context."

This article seeks to contribute to our understanding of a short Qurʾānic passage, Q 85:4-10, which concerns the fate of the enigmatic Aṣḥāb al-Ukhdūd. It is argued that the ‘eschatological' and ‘historical' readings of this passage, which have generally been taken to be mutually exclusive...

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Veröffentlicht in:Der Islam
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: De Gruyter [2019]
In: Der Islam
Jahr: 2019, Band: 96, Heft: 2, Seiten: 281-323
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Koran. Sure al-Burūǧ / Bibel. Daniel 3,1-30 / Feuer / Nedjran / Märtyrer
IxTheo Notationen:BJ Islam
weitere Schlagwörter:B fire ordeals
B Dhū Nuwās
B ‘Men of the Pit'
B Martyrs of Najrān
B Meccan sūrahs
B Aṣḥāb al-Ukhdūd
B Daniel 3
B Qurʾān
B Martyrdom
B hellfire in Islam
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Zusammenfassung:This article seeks to contribute to our understanding of a short Qurʾānic passage, Q 85:4-10, which concerns the fate of the enigmatic Aṣḥāb al-Ukhdūd. It is argued that the ‘eschatological' and ‘historical' readings of this passage, which have generally been taken to be mutually exclusive options for its interpretation, are both indispensable for a full contextualization of the verses in question. Furthermore, regarding the historical reading of the passage, it is argued that the verses refer to the events recorded in Daniel 3, rather than to the Martyrs of Najrān episode that most exegetes (and many modern scholars) opt for. Finally, a new etymology for the word Ukhdūd is proposed.
ISSN:1613-0928
Enthält:Enthalten in: Der Islam
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/islam-2019-0025