Arabic and Persian Theses: Recent submissions
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The application of semantics to the translation of pre-Islamic poetry: with special reference to the 'Mu'allaqa' of Imru al-Qays
(University of St Andrews, 1984) - ThesisThis thesis, to the best of our knowledge, is the first attempt to apply semantics to the translation of pre-Islamic poetry. But this is a thorny path. This poetry is some of the most ambiguous, confusing, disorganized ... -
A critical edition of 'Al-ta'rīkh al-islāmī al-mukhtasar' by Shihāb al-Dīn Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm ibn 'Abdullāh ibn Alī ibn Abī al-Dam al-Hamawī (583/1187-642/1244)
(University of St Andrews, 1984) - ThesisThis thesis presents a critical edition of a medieval Arabic text, which is widely known under the insufficiently attested title "al-Ta'rikh al-Muzaffari'.. It is ascribed to a celebrated historian and scholar of the ... -
Studies in two transmissions of the Qur'an
(University of St Andrews, 1985) - ThesisTwo transmissions of the Qur'an can be found in printed copies today. One stems from Kufa and the other from Medina. They are more commonly called by the names of their respective second-century transmitters, Hafs and ... -
Arabic versions of the Psalter in use in Muslim Spain
(University of St Andrews, 1953) - Thesis -
Shāfiʻī and the interpretation of the role of the Qurʾān and the Ḥadīth
(University of St Andrews, 1976) - ThesisThis thesis deals with Shafi’i's theories on the role in usul al-fiqh of the Qur’an and the hadith. By detailed reference to Shifi’i’s writings, it becomes clear that his chief concern was with the role of the sunna ...