Arabic, Qur¿¿n, and Poetic License

This book examines the similarities between the Qur--n and ancient Arabic poetry, analyzed through the framework of Arabic grammar prior to their standardization and subsequent development into distinct genres.

Shady Hekmat Nasser is an Associate Professor of Classical Arabic Studies at Harvard University. He is the author of The Transmission of the Variant Readings of the Qur--n (2013) and The Second Canonization of the Qur--n (2021). His research interests include the transmission and reception history of the Qur--n, classical Arabic poetry, and Arabic Grammar.

Introduction: The Qur--n-Poetry Dichotomy 1. Rules for Reciting the Eternal Word of God: Tajw-d, Music, and Textual Criticism 2. The Standardization of Arabic Grammar 3. The Standardization of Arabic Poetry 4. Tajw-d as a Disrupting Mechanism 5. Poetic And Qur--nic License (-ar--ir al-shi-r) Conclusion