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What Is The Most Relevant And Fruitful Approach To Understanding The Quran

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Anjali Iyer

A Take-Home Midterm Exam, due on Tuesday, May 12th, 2015, in class AND via SafeAssignment by 11:59 p.m. Late submission means reduction of points.
RLST 151 Reading the Quran, Spring 2013 Dr. Muhamad Ali
Please your own words, based on the readings on iLearn and the library, lectures, and films. Please answer all the 10 questions below in a single space (between 5 and 6 pages total). You will get the maximum of 5 points for each answer (or 50 points total). This exam will count for 20 % of the final grade.
1. Scholars argued that the most relevant and fruitful approach to understanding the Qur’an is by means of two concepts: context and international relationships. Explain the political, economic, literary, and religious contexts of the Qur’anic revelation in Mecca and Medina, and the way in which the Qur’an responded to the circumstances?

When the Qur’an was first revealed in Mecca, Muhammed had little to no power in spreading Islamic faith. The majority of the people were polytheistic …show more content…

In addition they both are used in oral traditions in addition to its written tradition. The major difference between both scriptures is that the Guru Granth Sahib is more poetic and musical than the Qur’an. In addition, the Qur’an is written as the words of God while the Guru Granth Sahib was created by various gurus who preached the teachings of Akhal Purakh and guided followers on the path to God through the Guru Granth Sahib. The Qur’an is unique in this way as it focuses on the words being from Allah himself and the prophets are more like examples of virtuous followers of God. Sikhism’s identity as a religion was partly established through the creation of a scripture as was the Qur’an. It was meant to bring followers together under one God and one set of teachings, morals, and understanding of

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