Review of Qur’anic Research, Vol. 5 no. 10 (2019)

Posted on October 28, 2019 by iqsaweb

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In the latest installment of the Review of Qur’anic Research (Vol. 5, no.10), Majd Al-Mallah (Grand Valley State University) reviews Richard Serrano’s Qurʾān and the Lyric Imperative (New York: Lexington Books, 2016).

5.10 In his review, Al-Mallah writes “As the title suggests, Richard Serrano’s Qurʾān and the Lyric Imperative examines the Qurʾān, but the intention is not to explain the holy book of Islam. The Qurʾān, as the author puts it, “continues to defy explanation, despite the legions engaged in the vast Islamic and Orientalist intellectual industry intent on doing just that” (1). Instead, the book examines the connections between the Qurʾān and poetry in the classical Arabic tradition and the ways in which those connections have served a central role in preserving people’s understanding of the text…”

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URGENT: Yahoo Group Discontinuation/Migration

Posted on October 25, 2019 by iqsaweb

Attention all IQSA colleagues and friends!

As you might have seen, Yahoo has made the decision to discontinue the Yahoo Groups service and platform.

Beginning October 28 users will not be able to upload any more content to the site.

As of December 14 all previously posted content on the site will be permanently removed. Users have until that date to save any content uploaded by downloading and storing on their own device.

The IQSA Executive Office is currently working on a group migration that will ensure the longevity of this important communication platform for the International Qur’anic Studies Association. Please monitor the IQSA Blog and your email for updates.

For questions, please email contact@iqsaweb.org. Thank you for being an active member of the IQSA community!

New Release: JIQSA Volume 3 (2018)

Posted on October 21, 2019 by iqsaweb

Dear colleagues,

I am very pleased to announce that the third volume of the Journal of the International Qur’anic Studies Association (founding editors: Michael Pregill and Vanessa De Gifis) has just been published online, with the print version due to ship soon (http://lockwoodonlinejournals.com/index.php/jiqsa). As shown by the attached Table of Contents, the issue features articles on the Meccan sanctuary in the Qur’an and in the later Islamic tradition (by Gerald Hawting and Sean Anthony), on the Qur’an’s intertextual links to Biblical and Syriac literature (by David Bertaina and Zohar Hadromi-Allouche), and on the Qur’an’s early manuscript transmission (by Adam Bursi). Saqib Hussain and I feel privileged to have been treated to sneak previews of these five essays while seeing them through press, and I hope that you will find them similarly exciting.

Best wishes,

Nicolai Sinai

PS: Access to JIQSA is of course an IQSA membership benefit. However, if you have not yet asked your institutional libraries to take out a subscription, please consider doing so now. It would be a very important contribution to ensuring the journal’s long-term future as a lasting record of IQSA scholarship.

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Call for Papers: 13th Symposium Syriacum and the 11th Conference of Christian Arabic Studies

Posted on October 14, 2019 by iqsaweb

The call for abstracts for the 13th Symposium Syriacum and the 11th Conference of Christian Arabic Studies has been postponed until October 20, 2019, so there is still time to submit paper proposals. Presenters will be asked to present a 15-minute paper with three minutes allotted for questions. PhD Students and early career researchers are encouraged to submit proposals.

To submit abstracts, go to the congress website: : https://symsyr-ar2020.sciencesconf.org. /. On the right, click on “registration”. After your registration you will receive an e-mail that your account was successfully created on Sciencesconf.org platform. Click on the link you received to activate your account and login to the system. To download your abstract, click on “Submission” in “My space” on the right side of your screen.

The conferences will take place in Paris, at the INALCO on July 6-11, 2020.

For more information about registration, lodging, and paper proposals, please visit the Symposium Syriacum website.

IQSA Annual Meeting Reminders

Posted on October 11, 2019 by iqsaweb

It’s hard to believe that we are just two months away from the seventh Annual Meeting of the International Qur’anic Studies Association taking place in San Diego, CA from November 22-25, 2019. We are looking forward to another exciting meeting of scholars and friends! Please read the reminders below carefully in preparation for November’s events.

IQSA sessions begin one day earlier than in previous years on Friday November 22nd. Please book your travel and accommodation plans accordingly. The full schedule is available online, and print programs will be distributed at the meeting.
All are welcome to RSVP to the General Reception following the IQSA Presidential Address (6pm, 23B [Upper Level East] – Convention Center) on Friday, November 22 from 7-9pm. Light refreshments will be provided, and location will be sent to all registered participants in the upcoming weeks.

On Saturday November 23rd, graduate students and early career scholars should attend the Graduate Student Luncheon from 11:30am-1:00pm, where they will enjoy lunch with leading scholars in the field and share their own research. You must be an active IQSA student member to register for this event.

On Sunday November 24, all IQSA members are invited to attend the General Business Meeting from 11:00 –11:45am in room 23B (Upper Level East) of the Convention Center.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, Standing Committees, and our partners we would like to express our deepest gratitude to all friends of IQSA, and we look forward to seeing you in San Diego!

Recent Publication: Qurʾān Quotations Preserved on Papyrus Documents, 7th-10th Centuries (Brill)

Posted on October 7, 2019 by iqsaweb

quotations Brill has recently published Qurʾān Quotations Preserved on Papyrus Documents, 7th-10th Centuries, edited by Andreas Kaplony and Michael Marx. This volume (2) in the Documenta Coranica series documents early uses of Qur’anic quotations in Arabic documents during the early period of Islam. Additionally, it explores the problems associated with radiocarbon dating medieval documents and Qur’anic manuscripts.

Contents include:

Kaplony, Andreas, The Qurʾān’s Sitz im Leben: Preliminary Remarks on Methodology, VII-XI.

Marx, Michael Josef, Introduction, 1-41.

Potthast, Daniel, Qurʾān Quotations in Arabic Papyrus Letters from the 7th to the 10th Centuries, 42-85.

Sonego, Leonora, Qurʾān Quotations in Legal Documents, 86-111.

Bsees, Ursula, Qurʾānic Quotations in Arabic Papyrus Amulets, 112-138.

Youssef-Grob, Eva Mira, Radiocarbon (14C) Dating of Early Islamic Documents: Background and Prospects, 138-187.

Marx, Michael Josef and Tobias J. Jocham, Radiocarbon (14C) Dating of Qurʾān Manuscripts, 188-221.

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