The Sources of the Qur\'an: A Critical Review of the Authorship Theories

130 Pages·1991·3.431 MB·English

by  Hamza Mustafa Njozi

IN THE NAME OF
ALLAH
THE ALL-COMPASSIONATE, ALL-MERCIFUL
THE SOURCES
OF
THE OUR' AN
........
Title: THE SOURCES OF THE QUR' AN
Author: Hamza Mustafa Njozi
English Edition 1 (1991)
New Revised English Edition 2 (2005}
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THE SOURCES
OF
THE OUR'AN
........
A Critical Review of the Authorship Theories
Hamza Mustafa Njozi
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC PUBLISHING HOUSE
© International Islamic Publishing House, 2005
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Njozi, Hamza Mustafa
The Sources of the Qur' an : A critical review of the authorship
theories. I Hamza Mustafa Njozi ; 2nd ed., - Riyadh , 2005
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List of Contents
Transliteration Chart 07
Acknowledgement 09
Section One
INTRODUCTION 11
Section Two
MUHAMMAD(BPUH) AS THE AUTHOR 13
Section Three
MATERIAL GAIN AS THE MOTIVE 21
Section Four
DESIRE FOR POWER AND GLORY 25
Section Five
UNITY AND LIBERATION OF ARABS 33
Section Six
MORAL REFORMATION 37
Section Seven
UNCONSCIOUS FABRICATION 43
Section Eight
EPILEPTIC THEORY 49
6 List of Contents
Section Nine
THE RELIGIOUS ILLUSION THEORY 53
Section Ten
FROM THE JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN SOURCES 63
Section Eleven
THE PROBLEM OF PARALLELS 73
Section Twelve
THE THEORY OF DIVINE REVELATION 83
Section Thirteen
SCIENTIFIC DATA 87
Appendix
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE BIBLE AND THE QUR'AN 113
References 123
Transliteration Chart
i
a
a
L5 . I
b
-....,.~
u t
h or t
0
(when followed by another Arabic word)
th
~
c::_ J
C }_1
t
kh
d
~
dh
~
r
)
z
)
s
(..)""
~ sh
(..)""
c..r' ~
q
c..r'
.1
t
8 Transliteration Chart
j; dh
-
t_ '
t gh
w f
'-~' q
~ k
J 1
m
i
0 n
4_- - h
0 ~
w
j
(as vowel) l1 or oo
j
'-? y
'-? (as vowel) i or ee
'
s:-
(Omitted in initial position)
Fatl)ah a
"
Kasrah 1
"
_Qammah u
j.
Shaddah Double letter
"'
Sukun Absence of vowel
0
Acknowledgement
An
praise is due to Allah, the Exalted, the Merciful, Who is the
Cherisher and Sustainer of the Universe.
I am grateful to all those who in various ways helped me in
completing this work. I am particularly indebted to the Islamic
Information Foundation's audial taped interviews with Dr. Jamal A.
Badawi on "Sources of Islam, the Qur'an, the Ultimate Miracle". I
found the interviews very useful and this work has incorporated some
of Dr. Jamal's arguments.
I would also like to register my appreciation to the Muslim
Students Association of the University of Dar as-Salam (MSAUD)
for the invaluable support extended to me in the course of writing this
study, as well as to Rev. Fr. Michael Milunga and the entire staff of
the Roman Catholic Segerea Major Seminary for granting me access
to their library.
I also sought help and benefited from the critical comments of
my colleagues in the Department of Literature, University of Dar as
Salam and many other friends. I would like to thank them all, even
though occasionally I had to reject their views. However, I feel
obliged to mention here the name of B. Lillah for his tireless
guidance and sensitivity.
I likewise wish to thank my wife Fatima Burhan for her help,
support and patience and Br. Rafi Jabir Marombwa for typing the
manuscript.
Special thanks go to IIPH and its team for getting the revised
edition published and circulated.
HAMZA MUSTAFA NJOZI