Sūrat al-Nisāʾ and the Centrality of Justice

A structural analysis of Sūrat al-Nisāʾ shows that it is composed according to a symmetrical plan, featuring a return at the end to themes of the beginning (such as the fair treatment of women). In its form, identified as A– B – C – B’ – A’, the sūra compares to other long Medinan sūras. The overall...

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Main Author: Farrin, Raymond K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Al-Bayān
Year: 2016, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-17
Further subjects:B The Quran sūrat al-nisāʾ justice structural analysis polytheism women the People of the Book
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