The Qur’an Is Understood Through Its Internal History

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• Differences in the historical trajectories of Europe and Islam explain the crisis of philosophy and theology

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• The historical ordering of the suras changes the meaning
• The initial Qur’anic discourse shapes faith dramatically
• Qur’anic communities are historically formed through ethical functions
• Surah al-Hujurat displays social ethics and psychological discipline
• Surah al-Tawbah demands obedience with a tactical reprieve
• The initial Qur’anic discourse shapes faith dramatically
• The historical ordering of the suras changes the meaning
• The initial Qur’anic discourse shapes faith dramatically
• Qur’anic communities are historically formed through ethical functions
• Surah al-Hujurat displays social ethics and psychological discipline
• Surah al-Tawbah demands obedience with a tactical reprieve