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What does c14 dating tell us about the Qur'an?
Let's focus on the oldest carbon-dated exemplars, using the most rigorous c14 data.
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Another excellent new title in Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Scripture and Theology. In Before the Qur’an, Süleyman Dost brings extensive contemporary research on pre-Islamic Arabian rock inscriptions into conversation with the Qur’an to explore the scripture’s historical context. edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-before-th…
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#NewPublication
Explorations in Islamic Archaeology
Material Culture, Settlements, and Landscapes from the Mediterranean to Western Asia
eds. Joanita Vroom, Hagit Nol. Brepols 2025
Front Matter PDF
brepolsonline.net/doi/epdf/10.14…
brepolsonline.net/doi/10.1484/M.…
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A fantastic tour de force. This word isn’t attested in the epigraphy of North Arabia (yet), but let’s see what future finds reveal …
محمد عطبوش Atbuosh@atbuosh
Just published with @BulletinOfSOAS doi.org/10.1017/S00419…
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When experts refer to 'the origins of Islam,' they really do mean origins in the plural.
The road to Islam takes centuries: the amalgamation of innumerable paths, trails, and highways from Ethiopia to Yemen to Persia and more. Many of these paths are still barely visible
LiorLefineder@lefineder
Map of the monotheist inscriptions of Arabia, 400-600 CE.
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The Samaritans conducted several violent revolts in Late Antiquity.
Samaritanism provided the immediate primary context for what zealous revolutionary Levantine anti-Roman reclamation of holy territory looked like before the 7th century CE.
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The close etymological relationship between Jinn جنّ and Jannah جنة may originally been as straightforward as:
'concealed [spiritual] beings' come from the 'concealed Place [of the spirit realm]'
Kind of hard to avoid this conclusion.
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Dr Fred Donner is a great scholar, but his core thesis has a glaring flaw:
He equivocates between the Qur'ānic Mu'minūn (believers) and the self identity of the earliest Arab conquerors, Muhājirūn (emigrants, sojourners).
Why? On what basis?
youtu.be/96AgLQ4cYJQ?si…
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Militant revolution was well- patterned in the 6th c by the Samaritans.
After the last failed revolt to cleanse the 'blessed land' of Israel, the seal of the Samaritan prophets, Moses, soon later be recast as a progenitor for the Arab Khatam an-Nabiyyin in a few short decades.
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In 572, Justin II reported Samaritan attacks on Christian churches near Mount Carmel. In response, he rescinded rights granted by Justinian. This led to another joint Samaritan-Jewish revolt in 572-573. The uprising further reduced the Samaritans in the region.
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When did the Arabs become known as the Ishmaelites? This #Safaitic inscription records a man, who calls himself the 𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒔𝒉𝒎𝒂𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔, grieving for his father. Newly updated #OCIANA card, especially the commentary - KRS 294: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/3…
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Not surprising. Before 'Muslim' the Arab monotheists identified as the 'Muhajirun' المهاجرون or the Sojourners, a reference to their status as righteous gentile 'emigrants.'
Not native/full sons of Israel, but allies and friends.
Sean W. Anthony@shahanSean
In the 8th-century Syriac dialogue between a Muslim emir and a monk of the monastery of Bet Ḥale, the emir asks the monk whether he believes that Muslims (i.e., the sons of Hagar) will enter heaven. The monk's answer is rather striking, I think. (Trans. David Taylor)
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Just learned about an Islamic tradition about why Iblis is asked to bow to Adam - Adam was the prayer direction for creation.
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What do we think? Do these check out as normative commonalities between Islam and Christianity?
Khalil Andani, PhD@KhalilAndani
The typical Muslim vs. Christian debate is far too polarized and simplistic, with narrow-minded Neo-Salafis repping the Muslim side and presenting the sloppiest theology in Islam. While there are always major theological differences that can and should be debated, there are historically popular Shi'i and Sufi Neoplatonic theologies of Islam that would make better dialogue or debate partners with Christians. If I were to debate or dialogue with a Christian, I would draw on the philosophical, mystical, and esoteric traditions of Islam that would give the Christian side a surprise but also point to some unexpected commonalities. @unplugfitX @IslamAnswered @jaydyer @CapturingChrist @RFupdates
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