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Undergraduate Course: Studies in the Qur'an (REST10043)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course offers a survey of representative texts from the Qur'an together with discussion of the history of the interpretation of the Qur'an in both the classical and the contemporary periods.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesBy permission of the Course Manager
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will
* have explored a number of key texts in the Qur'an and have obtained an overview of its developing themes from Meccan to Medinan periods;
* be familiar with a range of types of Qur'anic texts, their various styles and themes;
* have learnt about the place of the Qur'an in Muslim life and will have studied the different approaches to the interpretation of the Qur'an of a range of Muslim and western scholars;
* have explored some of the issues in the interface between Islam and other faiths, especially Christianity;
* be able to demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings;
* be able to demonstrate good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsStQuran
Contacts
Course organiserDr Hannah Holtschneider
Tel: (0131 6)50 8933
Email: H.Holtschneider@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: Kate.Munro@ed.ac.uk
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