chonkshonk
@chonkshonk.bsky.social
Interested in Quranic studies, Islamic origins, hadith studies, the study of pre-Islamic Arabia. Moderator at r/AcademicQuran.
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In Midrash Tehillim 1.10, Rabbi Chiya states the opinion that God prevented Noah from siring a child who would be a descendant of the generation of the flood and would therefore die with them. This seems to call to mind the story of Noah’s lost son in the Quran (Q 11:36-49):
May 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In Midrash Tehillim 1.10, Rabbi Chiya states the opinion that God prevented Noah from siring a child who would be a descendant of the generation of the flood and would therefore die with them. This seems to call to mind the story of Noah’s lost son in the Quran (Q 11:36-49):
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An interesting interplay of orality and written transmission of the Quran that I recently ran into going through the Taysīr, at Q37:123 al-Dānī has a curious statement about the recitation of وان الياس... let's dive in!
February 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
An interesting interplay of orality and written transmission of the Quran that I recently ran into going through the Taysīr, at Q37:123 al-Dānī has a curious statement about the recitation of وان الياس... let's dive in!
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Post by @chonkshonk.bsky.social featuring Imar Koutchoukali's observations on the development of henotheism in First - 3rd century CE Arabia on AcademicQuran the source for all things pertaining to Islamic studies, the Quran, early Islam and Islamic history:
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From the AcademicQuran community on Reddit: Imar Koutchoukali on South Arabian henotheism from the 1st to 3rd centuries
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January 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Post by @chonkshonk.bsky.social featuring Imar Koutchoukali's observations on the development of henotheism in First - 3rd century CE Arabia on AcademicQuran the source for all things pertaining to Islamic studies, the Quran, early Islam and Islamic history:
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Post by @chonkshonk.bsky.social chronicling academic views regarding the Quran's knowledge of earlier religious texts in its elliptical style on AcademicQuran the source for all things pertaining to Islamic Studies, the Quran, early Islam and Islamic history:
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From the AcademicQuran community on Reddit: Academic views about knowledge of Jewish, Christian, and biblical tradition in Muhammad's audience based on the allusive style of the Quran
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January 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Post by @chonkshonk.bsky.social chronicling academic views regarding the Quran's knowledge of earlier religious texts in its elliptical style on AcademicQuran the source for all things pertaining to Islamic Studies, the Quran, early Islam and Islamic history:
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Ibn Muǧāhid is widely regarded as the canonizer of the seven reading traditions, but if you actually look at the ʾIsnāds through which people trace the readings he barely visible. How come?
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December 17, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Ibn Muǧāhid is widely regarded as the canonizer of the seven reading traditions, but if you actually look at the ʾIsnāds through which people trace the readings he barely visible. How come?
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NEW PUBLICATION: I was asked to write for the Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān the entry on Solecisms in the Qurʾān.
I used the opportunity to talk about something other than the same tired old verses (Q4:162; Q6:70; Q20:63)
doi.org/10.1163/1875-3922_EQO_EQCOM_062347
I used the opportunity to talk about something other than the same tired old verses (Q4:162; Q6:70; Q20:63)
doi.org/10.1163/1875-3922_EQO_EQCOM_062347
Solecisms in the Qurʾān
"Solecisms in the Qurʾān" published on by Brill.
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December 5, 2024 at 9:05 PM
NEW PUBLICATION: I was asked to write for the Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān the entry on Solecisms in the Qurʾān.
I used the opportunity to talk about something other than the same tired old verses (Q4:162; Q6:70; Q20:63)
doi.org/10.1163/1875-3922_EQO_EQCOM_062347
I used the opportunity to talk about something other than the same tired old verses (Q4:162; Q6:70; Q20:63)
doi.org/10.1163/1875-3922_EQO_EQCOM_062347
Joshua Little on where biographical information in rijal literature comes from
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December 4, 2024 at 6:27 AM
Joshua Little on where biographical information in rijal literature comes from
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Muriel Debié's arguments for a 6th century dating of the Song of Alexander (page numbers are lacking, but this begins at the section entitled "the dating and environment of composition in this text")
December 2, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Muriel Debié's arguments for a 6th century dating of the Song of Alexander (page numbers are lacking, but this begins at the section entitled "the dating and environment of composition in this text")
Similarities and differences between Muslim and Mormon views on scripture.
(Grant Underwood, "The Prophetic Legacy in Islam and Mormonism" in New Perspectives in Mormon Studies, University of Oklahoma Press 2013, pp. 104–106)
(Grant Underwood, "The Prophetic Legacy in Islam and Mormonism" in New Perspectives in Mormon Studies, University of Oklahoma Press 2013, pp. 104–106)
November 21, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Similarities and differences between Muslim and Mormon views on scripture.
(Grant Underwood, "The Prophetic Legacy in Islam and Mormonism" in New Perspectives in Mormon Studies, University of Oklahoma Press 2013, pp. 104–106)
(Grant Underwood, "The Prophetic Legacy in Islam and Mormonism" in New Perspectives in Mormon Studies, University of Oklahoma Press 2013, pp. 104–106)
Important new addition to the r/AcademicQuran bibliographies—containing popular videos related to the field, important PhD theses, notable lectures posted online, and some classic publications in the history of the field.
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r/AcademicQuran
A forum for the discussion of academic Quranic studies, including questions about the Quran's formation, interpretation, historical context, manuscripts, etc. Topics including pre-Islamic Arabia & lat...
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November 20, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Important new addition to the r/AcademicQuran bibliographies—containing popular videos related to the field, important PhD theses, notable lectures posted online, and some classic publications in the history of the field.
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What is Qur'anic theology? What distinguishes historical-critical Qur'anic exegesis from traditional exegesis? What incentives can a Qur'anic theology provide for contemporary theological discourse? I answer these and other questions in the following article(German): www.academia.edu/125690911/Ka...
Kanon im Kanon? Herausforderungen einer koranischen Theologie, in: K. von Stosch, C. Tietz (Eds.), Normativität Heiliger Schriften in Judentum, Christentum und Islam, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, 2022, pp....
Kanon im Kanon? Herausforderungen einer koranischen Theologie, in: K. von Stosch, C. Tietz (Eds.), Normativität Heiliger Schriften in Judentum, Christentum und Islam, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, 2022, pp....
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November 19, 2024 at 5:47 PM
This is gonna be a good read bsky.app/profile/ghaf...
Are people familiar with Sebastian Brock? Probably one of the most prolific historians alive right now, and much of that effort going into studying the Syriac tradition. It's remarkable.
November 18, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Are people familiar with Sebastian Brock? Probably one of the most prolific historians alive right now, and much of that effort going into studying the Syriac tradition. It's remarkable.
Rurouni shares five must-read works about Syriac Christianity www.reddit.com/r/AcademicQu...
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In this article Philip Michael Forness lists five essential reads for anyone interested in the study of Syriac Christianity:
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November 18, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Rurouni shares five must-read works about Syriac Christianity www.reddit.com/r/AcademicQu...
Fascinating. bsky.app/profile/adam...
A really interesting recent article: it gives several convincing examples of deliberate alterations made to the wordings of hadiths, caused by differences in theology and doctrine among Muslim groups of the first centuries, such as the Shīʿa, Ahl al-Raʾy, and Muʿtazila
“Don’t You Ever Say a Word About Him!”: Ḥadīth Scholars and Censorship in Early Islamic History
İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayın Projesi
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November 16, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Fascinating. bsky.app/profile/adam...
It looks like Volume 9 of the Journal of International Quranic Studies Association is finally fully out: www.degruyter.com/journal/key/...
Journal of the International Qur’anic Studies Association Volume 9 Issue 1
Volume 9, issue 1 of the journal Journal of the International Qur’anic Studies Association was published in 2024.
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November 16, 2024 at 9:50 PM
It looks like Volume 9 of the Journal of International Quranic Studies Association is finally fully out: www.degruyter.com/journal/key/...
A fun little blog post spinoff from my most recent blog article:
“The Meaning of the nisbah “al-Madīnī”: A Note on the Geography of Hadith Transmitters”
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“The Meaning of the nisbah “al-Madīnī”: A Note on the Geography of Hadith Transmitters”
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The Meaning of the nisbah “al-Madīnī”: A Note on the Geography of Hadith Transmitters - Islamic Origins
The city of Medina in Western Arabia is best known as the sanctuary of the exiled Meccan prophet Muḥammad, were he founded the religious polity that would go on to become both the Arab empire and the ...
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November 16, 2024 at 6:12 AM
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If you are into academic Islamic/Quranic studies, you owe it to yourself to follow @chonkshonk.bsky.social . He's my partner in crime on r/AcademicQuran and always has a lot of excellent insights and reblogs cool stuff. Follow him, or I'm going to go to your house and make you feel unsafe. Loljk
November 16, 2024 at 12:08 AM
If you are into academic Islamic/Quranic studies, you owe it to yourself to follow @chonkshonk.bsky.social . He's my partner in crime on r/AcademicQuran and always has a lot of excellent insights and reblogs cool stuff. Follow him, or I'm going to go to your house and make you feel unsafe. Loljk
Legal passages in the Quran and their pre-Islamic parallels.
(Joseph Lowry, "Quranic Law and Its ‘Biblical’ Intertexts", Appendix)
(Joseph Lowry, "Quranic Law and Its ‘Biblical’ Intertexts", Appendix)
November 15, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Legal passages in the Quran and their pre-Islamic parallels.
(Joseph Lowry, "Quranic Law and Its ‘Biblical’ Intertexts", Appendix)
(Joseph Lowry, "Quranic Law and Its ‘Biblical’ Intertexts", Appendix)
Hello all! Lets see how active this platform is...
November 14, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Hello all! Lets see how active this platform is...