The Word of God: The Epistemology of Language in Classical Islamic Theological Thought

Shah, Mustafa

doi:10.1515/9781614514329-008

The Word of God: The Epistemology of Language in Classical Islamic Theological Thought

Shah, Mustafa

Authors

DR Mustafa Shah ms99@soas.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies

Contributors

Robert Yelle
Editor

Courtney Handman
Editor

Christopher Lehrich
Editor

Citation

Shah, M. (2019). The Word of God: The Epistemology of Language in Classical Islamic Theological Thought. In R. Yelle, C. Handman, & C. Lehrich (Eds.), Language and Religion (158-192). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614514329-008

Publication Date	Feb 7, 2019
Deposit Date	Jul 22, 2019
Publicly Available Date	Jul 22, 2019
Publisher	De Gruyter
Pages	158-192
Series Title	Language Intersections
Book Title	Language and Religion
ISBN	9781614514329
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614514329-008
Keywords	language, epistemology, theology, Arabic, Islam, grammar, Qur'an, miḥna, i'jaz
Additional Information	Additional Information : One of the striking characteristics of early classical Islamic theological thought is the frequency with which language-based topics dominated arguments and discussions. This ranged from the medieval debates about the uncreated status of the text to deliberations about the concept of the Qurʾān’s linguistic inimitability and even to theories about the origins of language. This chapter will offer an examination of the gestation of the various discussions, investigating what was at stake in the disputes, and the wider ramifications of their impact within the sphere of linguistic and theological thought.

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