"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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Auteur principal: Silverstein, Adam ca. 20./21. Jh. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: De Gruyter [2019]
Dans: Der Islam
Année: 2019, Volume: 96, Numéro: 2, Pages: 281-323
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Koran. Sure al-Burūǧ / Bibel. Daniel 3,1-30 / Feu / Nedjran / Martyrs
Classifications IxTheo:BJ Islam
Sujets non-standardisés: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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Résumé: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
Contient:Enthalten in: Der Islam
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/islam-2019-0025