“The Meanings of the Scripture of Allah Must Correspond to the Speech of the Arabs”: The Philological Component of the Exegetical Theory of Tabari (839–923)

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Keywords: Ibn Jarir al-Tabari; Qur’anic exegesis; Qur’anic studies; language of the Qur’an; seven harfs; Islamic theology

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Frolov D.V., Zaripov I.A. “The Meanings of the Scripture of Allah Must Correspond to the Speech of the Arabs”: The Philological Component of the Exegetical Theory of Tabari (839–923). // Lomonosov Oriental Studies Journal. 2021. N 3, p.19–31

Frolov D.V. (Lomonosov Moscow State University)
Zaripov I.A.

Abstract

The article analyzes the position of Ibn Jarir al-Tabari (839–923) on the language of the Qur’an in the introduction to his commentary.