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@article{ART002411811},
author={Alena Kulinich},
title={Textual Encounters’: The Sabians in Qur’aˉnic Exegesis},
journal={Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University},
issn={1598-3021},
year={2018},
volume={75},
number={4},
pages={13-50},
doi={10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.13}

TY - JOUR
AU - Alena Kulinich
TI - Textual Encounters’: The Sabians in Qur’aˉnic Exegesis
JO - Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
PY - 2018
VL - 75
IS - 4
PB - Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
SP - 13
EP - 50
SN - 1598-3021
AB - Three verses of the Qur’ān (2:62; 5:69; 22:17) refer to the enigmatic religious community called the Sabians (al-ṣābi’ūn). Mentioned alongside the Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians, their identity has been a matter of disagreement for medieval Muslim authors and modern scholars alike. Muslim exegetes, when commenting on these verses, were obliged to discuss the Sabians too. This article explores the exegetes’ engagement with the Qur’ānic Sabians, focusing on the questions they addressed regarding them and the answers they offered. In the process, the article highlights various factors that shaped the discussion on the Sabians in Qur’ānic exegesis, including consideration of the literal meaning of the verses in question, the conventions of the tafsīr genre, uncertainty about the historical identity of the Sabians, but also the presence of historical communities who self-identified or were referred to as Sabians, and the implications of the ‘Sabian verses’ for the question of salvation for non-Muslims.
KW - Sabians;al-ṣābi’ūn;Qur’ān;Qur’ānic Commentary;Exegesis;tafsīr
DO - 10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.13
ER -

Alena Kulinich. (2018). Textual Encounters’: The Sabians in Qur’aˉnic Exegesis. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 75(4), 13-50.

Alena Kulinich. 2018, "Textual Encounters’: The Sabians in Qur’aˉnic Exegesis", Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, vol.75, no.4 pp.13-50. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.13

Alena Kulinich "Textual Encounters’: The Sabians in Qur’aˉnic Exegesis" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 75.4 pp.13-50 (2018) : 13.

Alena Kulinich. Textual Encounters’: The Sabians in Qur’aˉnic Exegesis. 2018; 75(4), 13-50. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.13

Alena Kulinich. "Textual Encounters’: The Sabians in Qur’aˉnic Exegesis" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 75, no.4 (2018) : 13-50.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.13

Alena Kulinich. Textual Encounters’: The Sabians in Qur’aˉnic Exegesis. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 75(4), 13-50. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.13

Alena Kulinich. Textual Encounters’: The Sabians in Qur’aˉnic Exegesis. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University. 2018; 75(4) 13-50. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.13

Alena Kulinich. Textual Encounters’: The Sabians in Qur’aˉnic Exegesis. 2018; 75(4), 13-50. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.13

Alena Kulinich. "Textual Encounters’: The Sabians in Qur’aˉnic Exegesis" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 75, no.4 (2018) : 13-50.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.13