The Early Development of the Quranic Ḥanīf*
This article examines the occurrence of the term ḥanīf in the Qurʾān. While the Qurʾān uses the term ḥanīf in a purely monotheistic sense, the Syriac cognate hanpā from which the Arabic ḥanīf might possibly be derived denotes ‘pagan’ or ‘heathen’. The first part of the article attempts to reconcile...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2011
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Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2011, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 345-366 |
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