LessonsThe Uncreated Qur’an: Divine Speech, Wording, Meaning and AttributionQuiz

In legal theory and Qur’anic studies, the Qur’an is identified through its transmitted Arabic wording and meaning. There is the recognized text written in the muṣḥaf and transmitted widely; through that text divine speech is signified and attributed.

A usage of “Qur’an” may include both wording and meaning, but it does not follow that the temporal performance of the wording and the divine attribute must share all predicates.

For example, a translation can communicate much of the meaning without reproducing the exact Arabic arrangement. The translation, act of recitation and original Arabic text therefore remain distinguishable.

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The term Qur’an as applied to wording and meaning

The Uncreated Qur’an: Divine Speech, Wording, Meaning and Attribution

In legal theory and Qur’anic studies, the Qur’an is identified through its transmitted Arabic wording and meaning. There is the recognized text written in the muṣḥaf and transmitted widely; through that text divine speech is signified and attributed.

A usage of “Qur’an” may include both wording and meaning, but it does not follow that the temporal performance of the wording and the divine attribute must share all predicates.

For example, a translation can communicate much of the meaning without reproducing the exact Arabic arrangement. The translation, act of recitation and original Arabic text therefore remain distinguishable.