Articles from the Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an

Major Articles from the Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an, edited by Jane Dammen McAuliffe (Leiden: Brill, 2001)

The following articles from this important new reference work have been selected as of special interest by a panel of graduate students in Islamic studies at Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

A
Aaron, Andrew Rippen (1-2)
Abraham, Reuven Firestone (1-10)
Abrogation, John Burton (11-19)*
‘Ad, Roberto Tottoli (21-22)
Adam and Eve, Cornelia Schock (22-26)*
Adultery and Fornication, Nadia Abu-Zahra (28-30)
Age of Ignorance, William E. Shapard (37-40)
‘A’isha bint Abi Bakr, Denise A. Spellberg (55-60)
Alexander, John Renard (61-62)
‘Ali b. Abi Talib, Ali S. Asani (62-63)
Almsgiving, Azim Nanji (64-69)
Ambiguous, Leah Kinberg (70-76)*
Amulets, Kathleen Malone O’Connor (77-79)
Anatomy, Qamar-ul Huda (79-84)
Angel, Gisela Webb (84-92)*
Animal Life, Herbert Eisenstein (93-101)
Anthropomorphism, Richard C. Martin (103-107)*
Antichrist, Neal Robinson (107-111)*
Apocalypse, Frederik Leemhuis (111-114)*
Apostasy, Wael Hallaq (119-122)
Arabic Language, Herbjorn Jenssen (127-135)*
Arabic Script, Beatrice Gruendler (135-144)*
Archaeology and the Qur’an, Robert Schick (148-156)*
Arrogance, Nasr Abu Zayo (158-161)
Art and Architecture and the Qur’an, Oleg Grabar (161-175)*
Ascension, Michael Sells (176-180)*
Asceticism, Julian Baldick (181-184)
Authority, Wadad Kadi (188-190)

B
Barzakh, Mona M. Zaki (204-207)
Basmala, William A. Graham (207-211)*
Beauty, Rosalind Ward Gwynne (212-214)
Belief and Unbelief, Camilla Adang (218-226)*
Biology as the Creation and Stages of Life, Abul Fadl Mohsin Ebrahim (229-232)*
Blasphemy, Devin J. Stewart (235-237)
Blood and Blood Clot, E. H. Waugh (237-238)
Bloodshed, Sebastian Gunther (240-241)*
Book, Daniel Madigan (242-251)*
Bowing and Prostration, Roberto Tottoli (254-255)
Breaking Trusts and Contracts, Brannon M. Wheeler (256-258)*
Brother and Brotherhood, Roy P. Mottahedeh (259-263)*
Burial, Juan Eduardo Campo (263-265)*
Byzantines, Michael Bonner and Nadia Maria El-Cheikh (265-269)

C
Cain and Abel, Heribert Busse (270-272)
Calf of Gold, Gerald R. Hawting (273-276)
Caliph, Wadad Kadi (276-278)
Calligraphy, Solange Ory (p.278-85)*
Camel, R. G. Khoury (286-287)
Caravan-Uri Rubin (290-291)
Cave, Juan Eduardo Campo (292-294)*
Chastisement and Punishment, Mohammad Hossam Fadel (294-298)*
Chastity, Harold Motzki (298-300)
Children, Avner Giladi (301-302)
Children of Israel, Uri Rubin (303-307)*
Christians and Christianity, Sidney H. Griffith (307-316)*
Chronology and the Qur’an, Gerhard Bowering (316-335)
Circumcision, Frederick Mathewson Denny (336-337)
Clay, Neal Robinson (339-341)
Cleanliness and Ablution, Marion Holmes Katz (341-344)
Clothing, Shawkat M. Toorawa (346-347)
Codices of the Qur’an, Frederick Leehmuis (347-351)
Collection of the Qur’an, John Burton (351-361)
Colors, Andrew Rippin (361-365)
Commandments, Keith Lewinstein (365-367)
Community and Society in the Qur’an, Frederick Mathewson Denny (367-386)*
Companions of the Prophet, Linda Kern (386-390)*
Computers and the Qur’an, Herbert Berg (391-394)
Conceit, Th. Emil Homerin (395-396)
Conquest, Chase F. Robinson (397-401)
Consolation, Shahzad Bashir (405-406)
Consultation, Ahmad Mubarak al-Baghdadi (trans. Brannon M. Wheeler) (406-410)
Contamination, A. Kevin Reinhart (410-412)
Contemporary Critical Practices and the Qur’an, M. Arkoun (412-430)*
Contracts and Alliances, Wael B. Hallaq (431-435)
Conversion, David Thomas (435-438)
Corruption, Frederick Mathewson Denny (439-440)
Cosmology, Angelika Neuwirth (440-458)
Courage, Alexander D. Knysh (458-462)
Court, Khalid Yahya Blankinship (462-464)
Covenant, Gerhard Bowering (464-467)
Createdness of the Qur’an, Richard C. Martin (467-471)*
Creation, Daniel Carl Peterson (472-480)
Creeds, Sabine Schmidtke (480-486)
Crucifixation, Neal Robinson (487-489)*
Curse, Devin J. Stewart (491-492)

Darkness, Ahmet T. Karamustafa (493-494)
Date Palm, David Waines (494-495)
David, Isaac Hasson (495-497)
Day, Times of, Sebastian Gunther (499-504)]
Death and the Dead, Jacques Waardenburg (505-511)*
Debate and Disputation, Jane D. McAuliffe (511, 514)
Deliverance, John Renard (518-519
Deobandis, Barbara D. Metcalf (519-521)
Despair, John Renard (521-522)
Devil, Andrew Rippin (524-527)*
Dhu l-Kifl, Heribert Busse (527-529)
Dialects, Rafael Talmon (529-531)
Dialogue, Mustansir Mir (531-535)
Difficult Passages, Eerik Dickinson (535-536)
Disobedience, Maurice Borrmans (536-538)
Dissension, Yohanan Friedmann (538-540)
Dissimulation, Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi (540-542)
Divination, T. Fahd (542-545)
Dog, Bruce Fudge (545-546)
Dreams and Sleep, Leah Kinberg (546-553)
Druzes, Kais M. Firro (554-557)

Enemies, Revven Firestone (23-24)
Epigraphy, Robert Hoyland (25-43)
Error, Ruqayyah Khan (43-44)
Eschatology, Jane Smith (44-53)*
Eternity, Shahzad Bashir (54-55)
Ethics and the Qur'an, A. Kevin Reinhart, (55-78)*
Everyday Life, Qur'an in, Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (80-98)
Exegesis of the Qur'an: Classical and Medieval, Claude Gilliot (99-124)*
Exegesis of the Qur'an: Modern and Contemporary, Rotraud Weilandt (124-142)*
Expeditions and Battles, Rizwi Faizer (143-153)

Face of God, Jamal Elias (159-161)*
Failure, Timothy Winter (161-162)
Fate, Ahmet Karamoustafa (185-188)
Fear, Scott Alexander (194-198)
Feminism and the Qur'an, Margot Badian (199-203)*
Foreign Vocabulary, Andrew Rippin (226-237)*
Form and Structure of the Qur'an, Angelika Neuwirth (248-266)*
Friends and Friendship, Louise Marlow (273-275)

Gender, Margot Badran (288-292)*
Generations, Gordon Darnell Newby (292-293)
Geography, Angelika Neuwirth (293-312)*
Gift-giving, Li Guo (313-314)
God and his Attributes, Gerhard Bowering (316-331)*
Gog and Magog, Keith Lewinstein (331-333)
Good and Evil, Brannon M. Wheeler (335-339)*
Good News, Daniel C. Peterson (340-341)
Grace, Mustansir Mir (344-345)
Grammar and the Qur’an, Rafael Talmon (345-369)*
Gratitude and Ingratitude, Lamin Sanneh (370-373)
Guardianship, Avner Giladi (373-375)

Hadith and the Qur’an, G.H.A. Juynboll (376-397)*
Hafsa, Uri Rubin (397-398)
Hamza b. ‘Abd al-Muttalib, Frederick Leemhuis (400-401)
Hanif, Uri Rubin (402-404)*
Harut and Marut, William M. Brinner (404-405)
Hearing and Deafness, Geertjan H. van Gelder (405-406)
Heart, Jane Dammen McAuliffe (406-410)
Heaven and Sky, Maher Jarrar (410-412)
Heavenly Book, Robert Wisnovsky (412-414)
Hell and Hellfire, Rosalind W. Gwynne (414-420)
Heresy, Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi (420-423)
Hidden and The Hidden, Meir M. Bar-Asher (423-426)
History and the Qur’an, Franz Rosenthal (428-442)*
Holy Spirit, Sidney H. Griffith (442-444)
Homosexuality, Everett K. Rowson (444-445)
Honey, David Waines (445-447)
Honor, Timothy Winter (447-448)
Hospitality and Courtesy, Valerie J. Hoffman (449-454)*
Hostages, Johannes J. G. Jansen (454-455)*
Houris, Maher Jarrar (456-458)*
House, Domestic and Divine, Juan Eduardo Campo (458-462)*
Hud, Paul M. Cobb (462-464)
Humor, Ulrich Marzolph (464-465)*
Hunayn, Ingrid Mattson (465-466)
Hypocrites and Hypocrisy, Camilla P. Adang (468-472)*

Iconoclasm, Daniel J. Sahas (473-475)*
Idolatry and Idolaters, Gerald R. Hawting (475-480)*
Idols and Images, Hawting (481-484)*
Idris, Yoram Erder (484-486)
Ignorance, William Shepard (487-489)*
Illiteracy, Sebastian Gunther (492-500)*
Imam, Imtiyaz Yusuf (502-504)
Impeccability, Paul E. Walker (505-507)*
‘Imran, Roberto Tottoli (509)
Infanticide, Donna Lee Brown (511-512)
Informants, Claude Gilliot (512-518)*
Inheritance, David Stephan Powers (518-526)*
Inimitability, Richard C. Martin (526-536)*
Innovation, Wael B. Hallaq (536-537)
Inquisition, John A. Nawas (537-539)
Insanity, Thomas Bauer (539-541)
Insolence and Obstinacy, Leah Kinberg (541-543)*
Instruments, Doris Behrens-Abouseif (543-547)*
Intellect, Navid Kermani (547-549)
Intention, Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (549-551)*
Intercession, Valerie J. Hoffman (551-555)*
Intoxicants, Enes Karic (555-557)
Invitation, A. H. Mathias Zahniser (557-558)
Iraq, Nadia Maria El-Cheikh (559-561)
Isaac, Reuven Firestone (561-562)
Isaiah, Andrew Rippin (562-563)
Ishmael, Firestone (563-565)
Islam, M. Arkoun (565-571)*
Israel, Uri Rubin (571-572)

(*) indicates an article our reviewers deem particularly noteworthy.