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Viva Books Private Limited Recent Trends in Quranic Scholarship by Tauseef Ahmad Parray
‘Qur’anic Studies’ (al-Dirasat al-Qur’aniyya) is a remarkable and noteworthy academic sub-genre in the area of Islamic studies to which Muslims and non-Muslims have contributed extensively. Qur’anic scholarship has seen a rapid and broad-ranging development especially in the present century as it is seen as a vibrant and multidimensional scholarly pursuit to which scholars have introduced a multiplicity of approaches. Keeping in view the academic study of the Qur’an in its present scenario it is not an exaggeration to claim that the Qur’anic studies have emerged as a vibrant field of research globally. In this context the present work (consisting of 11 chapters) attempts to explore some facets of and the recent trends in the 21st century Qur’anic studies by: exploring some Qur’anic concepts and themes of socio-political and moral significance vis-à-vis their contemporary relevance (such as Ihsan Shura inter-connection of ‘Aql Tafakkur and ‘Ilm rise and fall of societies/ nations and social ethics vis-à-vis the institution of family); assessing and evaluating the scholarly contribution of some prominent scholars of the 21st century in the field of Qur’anic studies (including Abdur Raheem Kidwai Abdullah Saeed Ziauddin Sardar Andrew Rippin and Jane D. McAuliffe) and focusing on the teaching research and recent works in Qur’anic studies by providing a description of the activities of some academies journals and recent research carried on different aspects in this field. Thus blending the scholarship of the past and the present it reflects on some major trends and issues of diverse nature. The present work will prove valuable and appealing to the students general readers and the specialists alike. It seeks to explore the relevance of the teachings of the noble Qur’an to the readers of the 21st century.