John Burton, Burton

The Collection of the Qur'an

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Produktbeschreibung

Dr Burton argues that the function of the ascription of the assembly of the Qur' n to Mohammed's Companions was the deliberate exclusion of the Prophet.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 465g
• ISBN-13: 9780521296526
• ISBN-10: 0521296528
• Artikelnr.: 30882760

Autorenporträt

John Burton is a renowned Canadian guitarist of some considerable esteem and a Co-Founding member of the legendary band Doug and The Slugs. His musical career has spanned over 50 years beginning in 1969 as a drummer in the controversial play The Beard by Michael McClure at the Art's Club Theatre in Vancouver. John still performs with Doug and The Slugs at festival and concert venues throughout Canada to this day. A Vancouver native most of his life, John now lives in Powell River, BC, where he teaches piano and guitar and enjoys the serenity that abounds there. He performs regularly with several bands just for the hell of it in a variety of styles ranging from; Jazz to Blues; Surf to Psychedelia; and Classical to Country. This memoir is John's debut as an author.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. The Qur'
n and the Islamic Legal Sciences: 1. Introduction; 2. The Islamic legal sciences; 3. The sub-science of naskh; 4. The background to the emergence of the third mode of naskh; 5. The mushaf: an incomplete record of the Qur'
n; Part II. The History of the Collection of the Qur'
n Texts: 6. The first collection; 7. The 'Uthm
n collection; 8. The Qur'
n collection:a review; 9. The isn
d of the Qur'
n; 10. General conclusions; Works cited; Notes; Indices.