John Wansbrough (1928–2002)

Robert Irwin helpfully notes the importance of The Sectarian Milieu: Content And Composition of Islamic Salvation History by John Wansbrough, and, Quranic Studies: Sources and Methods of Scriptural Interpretation by John Wansbrough. "Noting that none of the Arabic sources for the life of Muhammed are contemporary ones, Wansbrough argued that the final text of the Qur'an was put together some two hundred years after its supposed revelation" (p. 269). In fact, most of the book was collected in a polemic against Judaism and Christianity. The Qur'an and related materials "are not straightforward historical sources and were never intended to be" (p. 269).… (lisätietoja)