Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: This article applies a historical-contextualist approach to analyzing the Josephsūraof the Qur’an. It first explores the theoretical framework of this study and introduces the historical-contextualist methodology employed and then provides a brief explanation of the Qur’anic account of the story of Joseph. The Josephsūrais analyzed in light of the context of its revelation and the use it makes of fundamental Qur’anic teachings. This article demonstrates that the revelation of thesūraof Joseph was closely related to the sociopolitical context in which Muhammad and the Muslims lived, and that thesūrahighlights several fundamental theological teachings of the Qur’an, including God’s unity and omnipotence, revelation and prophethood, and the afterlife, all themes emphasized in earliestsūrasof the Qur’an including those revealed before the Josephsūra.
Source: Open Theology
Author: Ali Akbar
Institution: The University of Melbourne
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $527
OpenAlex ID: W4294118738