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The Koran Interpreted (1955) by Arthur Arberry was the first English translation of the Quran by an academic scholar of Arabic, Islam, and Sufism. Arberry attempted to maintain the rhythms and cadence of the Arabic text. For many years, it was the scholarly standard for English translations.
Muqarnas is an annual academic journal of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The journal was established in 1983 and focuses on Islamic architecture and visual arts, and has become established as "perhaps the leading journal" in English in the field. [1]
The journal is open access. Its stated aims are to promote the study of history, language, literature and culture through the publication of research articles. The journal receives in excess of 250,000 visits per annum, making it the world's most widely read journal in the field of Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies.
EI is considered to be the standard reference work in the field of Islamic studies. [1] Each article was written by a recognized specialist on the relevant topic. [citation needed] The most important, authoritative reference work in English on Islam and Islamic subjects. Includes long, signed articles, with bibliographies.
Small concludes that a critical text of the Quran (i.e. a scholarly reconstruction of the original Quran, using reasonable, educated guesses) cannot currently be constructed. He says, "...the available sources do not provide the necessary information for reconstructing the original text of the Qur’ān from the time of Muhammad.
This academic tradition has not only led to an accumulation of knowledge, even if some of it is almost forgotten or badly neglected, but has also witnessed major changes in interests, questions, methods, aesthetics, and ethics of Islam. [7] Many academic Islamic studies programs include the historical study of Islam, Islamic civilization ...
IEQ was then reconfigured as an open-access online work. The online edition consists of 515 articles which cover all concepts, persons, places, events and things mentioned in the Qurʾān. It is organized alphabetically in English, and its articles are cross-referenced to each other.
The Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān (abbreviated EQ) is an encyclopedia dedicated to Quranic Studies edited by Islamic scholar Jane Dammen McAuliffe, and published by Brill Publishers. [1] It was published in five volumes during 2001-2006: Vol. I: A-D (publication year 2001) Vol. II: E-I (2002) Vol. III: J-O (2003) Vol. IV: P-Sh (2004) Vol. V: Si ...