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The Arrangement of Sūras in the Qurʾān: Continuity and Progression in Language and Themes (2025)
Thesis
Rashid, F. The Arrangement of Sūras in the Qurʾān: Continuity and Progression in Language and Themes. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Studies on the textual coherence of the Qurʾān have focused significantly on the internal structure and connectivity of individual sūra units. At the macro-level, the non-chronological nature of the muṣḥaf sūra sequence has often been viewed by Weste... Read More about The Arrangement of Sūras in the Qurʾān: Continuity and Progression in Language and Themes.

Translating the Qur’an for Today (2024)
Digital Artefact
Abdel-Haleem, M. (2024). Translating the Qur’an for Today. [Podcast]

The Quran is the majestic word of Allah (swt), it gives Muslims life. In the Quran, Allah speaks to all human beings and those that read the Quran revere the majesty of its style and prose. Professor Muhammad A. S. Abdel Haleem is the Professor of Is... Read More about Translating the Qur’an for Today.

Greening the Hajj (2024)
Digital Artefact
Abdel-Haleem, M. (2024). Greening the Hajj. [Podcast]

The Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the Hajj, attracted no fewer than two million pilgrims in 2023. But this pilgrim boom has an environmental downside: climate scientists are warning that the five-day Hajj alone, with its bargain flights, hotels, cateri... Read More about Greening the Hajj.

Problems of Translation (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abdel-Haleem, M. (2024, April). Problems of Translation. Presented at 90th Conference of the Arabic Language Academy, Cairo

The Congruity of Islamic Modernist Legal Thought: The Case of Muslim Minority Fiqh (2023)
Thesis
Hussain, K. The Congruity of Islamic Modernist Legal Thought: The Case of Muslim Minority Fiqh. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

In recent decades with Muslim global migration patterns, modernist Islamic thought has extended to the relatively new context of large numbers of Muslims living in non-Muslim countries. This thesis views this as a continuation of modernist thought wh... Read More about The Congruity of Islamic Modernist Legal Thought: The Case of Muslim Minority Fiqh.

Covid-19 and the Qur’an: Science and Scripture (2023)
Journal Article
Abdel-Haleem, M. (2023). Covid-19 and the Qur’an: Science and Scripture. Journal of shariah sciences and the arabic language, 8(1), 569-582

This article considers the Covid-19 pandemic in the light of the Qur’anic vision and the Prophet’s teachings, as well as the principles of Shari’a and the history of Islamic medicine. Covid is part of God’s creation and works according to God’s sunan... Read More about Covid-19 and the Qur’an: Science and Scripture.

Gender Relations in the Qur’ān: Theoretical Foundations and Underlying Ethos (2021)
Thesis
Karim, F. R. Gender Relations in the Qur’ān: Theoretical Foundations and Underlying Ethos. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

There has been a sustained interest in gender related issues in the Qur’ān, yet there has not yet been a systematic analysis examining how the Qur’ān envisions the relationship between non-maḥram men and women. Indeed, what can be posed before this i... Read More about Gender Relations in the Qur’ān: Theoretical Foundations and Underlying Ethos.

Structural Coherence in the Qur’an: How to See the Connections (2020)
Book Chapter
Abdel-Haleem, M. (2020). Structural Coherence in the Qur’an: How to See the Connections. In M. Klar (Ed.), Structural Dividers in the Qur'an. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003010456-12

This article deals with a feature of the Qur’an’s style which I identified and named ‘Suspension of composition patterns’. Richard Bell had commented on Qur’an 2:238-39, a passage on prayer, which he thought had no connection with the preceding mater... Read More about Structural Coherence in the Qur’an: How to See the Connections.

Sūrat Maryam (Q. 19): Comforting Muḥammad (2020)
Journal Article
Abdel-Haleem, M. (2020). Sūrat Maryam (Q. 19): Comforting Muḥammad. Journal of Qur'anic Studies, 22(2), 60-85. https://doi.org/10.3366/jqs.2020.0425

Mary is a very important figure in the Qur'an, in which she is mentioned by name 34 times. In addition to passing references, such as in Q. 23:50 and Q. 66:12, two important Qur'anic pericopes are devoted to her: Q. 3:33–50 and Q. 19:16–36. Over and... Read More about Sūrat Maryam (Q. 19): Comforting Muḥammad.

The Oxford Handbook of Qur'anic Studies (2020)
Book
Shah, M., & Abdel-Haleem, M. (Eds.). (2020). The Oxford Handbook of Qur'anic Studies. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199698646.001.0001

The Qur'an is the foundational sacred text of the Islamic faith. Traditionally revered as the literal word of God, its pronouncements and discussions form the bedrock of Islamic beliefs and teachings. Notwithstanding its religious pre-eminence and th... Read More about The Oxford Handbook of Qur'anic Studies.