The Prolegomena to the Qur an / Abu al-Qasim al-Musawi al-Khu i ; translated with an introduction by Abudlaziz A. Sachedina

New York : Oxford University Press, 1998. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 280 pp.; 24 cm. Contents; The inimitability of the Qur an -- erroneous impressions concerning the miraculous inimitability of the Qur an -- Concerning the prophet's other miracles -- Insight about the readers of the Qur an -- An examination of the readings -- was the Qur an revea;ed according to seven arfs? -- The protection of the Qur an from alteration -- The collection of the Qur an -- Evidence based on the literal sense of the Qur an -- Abrogation in the Qur an -- Modification in the creation -- The principles of the exegesis -- the Qur an : created or eternal with God? Subjects; Koran Commentaries. Islam Doctrines. Interpretation.