Many scholars have studied the Qur’an’s importance in religious literature, however less attention has been paid to the influence of the Qur’an and its exegesis upon the kind of activity that was later to be known as adab (classical Arabic literature), and how in turn the udaba’ contributed to the reception history of the Qur’an.
This colloquium aims to examine the use of and different responses to the Qur’an and its narratives in the works of the udaba’ of the 9th – 15th centuries. It will explore the diverse ways in which udaba’ in the classical period employed the concepts, stories, images, and language of the Qur’an.
via The Institute of Ismaili Studies – The Qur’an and Adab: Conference Description.
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