{"product_id":"the-arabs-and-their-quran-paperback","title":"The Arabs and Their Qur'an - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid R. Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat did it mean to be a Believer? What was the Qur'an, and what did it intend by \"in the tongue of the Arabs\"? In the first century of the Mhaggr y , these \"emigrants\" into the Near East debated the very meaning of their faith. The essays in this book describe the world of the Arabs and their Qur'an. This was a different world than the world which the S ra describes. In this world, Medina was one of several centers in Arabian culture, and Mecca was known only to traders in leather. The \"Arab\" was a Bedouin poet, and his \"Qur'an\" was a verse recital - not always religious in origin. The Marw nid amirs chose from all the qur'ans and from them built a written collection: \"the Furq n\". Even after that, the Arab poets continued to compose verse Qur'ans, sometimes in reaction to the Furq n.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717520527423,"sku":"9781469923154","price":40.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5406093cf7de3215d86b74733d09cd55.webp?v=1765078758","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-arabs-and-their-quran-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}