Academic literature on the topic 'Qisas al-anbiya'

As the compilers of this dictionary point out, Qur’anic and Islamic viewsof prophecy have been studied largely in isolation, despite the obvious connectionsbetween Islam and the Biblical tradition. Comparative studieshave focused on what Islam has taken, or borrowed, from Biblical sources,often implying that this material has been manipulated for tendentiousmotives.The present dictionary works toward a less polemical comparativestudy of prophecy, investigating the complex relationships between Islamic, Biblical, and other Near Eastern views. The dictionary has beendesigned to examine shared traditions, promote interdisciplinary dialogue,and include a wide range of material not only from the Qur’an andthe Bible, but also from extra-Biblical and extra-Qur’anic texts, withoutclaiming to be comprehensive. Such texts include Rabbinic literature ofmany types; Christian pseudepigrapha, apocrypha, and commentaries;Qur’anic commentary (tafsir), histories, geographies, biographical dictionaries,stories of the prophets (qisas al-anbiya’), and theological discussionsof prophetology (dala’il al-nubuwah).It also includes several extremely useful additions: a general introduction(pp. xxiii-xxxvii), a chronology (pp. xix-xxii), a brief history ofprophecy in the Near East (pp. xxiii-xxxvii), a list of entries (Appendix I:pp. 357-64), a list of prophets (Appendix II: pp. 364-68), a bibliography,and an index. The bibliography, arranged by topic, is extensive andextremely useful for those interested in exploring the topic further (pp.368-480) ...

Il s'agit dans cette thèse d'un genre narratif nommé les récits des prophètes (qisas al-anbiya). Un genre qui a pris place dans la littérature arabe médiévale. Les héros de cette narration sont des figures bibliques et des personnages post-bibliques. Nous avons choisi pour étudier ce genre un recueil populaire intitulé 'ara'is al-madjalis fi qisas al-anbiya', d'un narrateur nomme Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi (m. 427 1035). Ce recueil est compose de 32 séances narratives (madjalis). L'articulation de notre travail était autour des aspects suivants: 1- écritures des récits prophétiques, figures d'un narrateur et visages d'une œuvre (partie i: 3 chapitres). 2- une présentation thématique des 32 séances narratives (madjalis) qui composent le recueil (partie ii: 3 chapitres). 3- le rôle du coran, les légendes bibliques (al-isra'iliyyat), le travail des exégètes, les conteurs reliqieux (qussas) et les historiographes dans la formation de ce genre ( partie iii: 2 chapitres). 4- une esquisse de l'imaginaire cosmogonique dans les trois premières séances du recueil ainsi qu'une présentation de quelques animaux fabuleux (partie iv: 2 chapitres)
This thesis is about a type of narrative called, stories of prophets (qisas al-anbiya). It is of the kind that took place in medieval Arab literature. The heroes of this story are biblical figures and post biblical characters. We have chosen to study the following, a popular collection entitled 'ara'is al-madjalis fi qisas al-anbiya', by the narrator Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi (m. 427 1035). This collection is composed of 32 narrative sequences (madjalis). The articulation of our work was around the following aspects: 1- accounts of the prophets' stories, pictures of a narrator and their works (part 1: 3 chapters). 2- a thematic presentation of the 32 narrative sequences (madjalis) which the collection consists of (part 2: 3 chapters) 3- the role of koran, biblical legends (al-isra'iliyyat), the work of exegetes, sacred storytellers (qussas) and the historiographers in this type of formation (part 3: 2 chapters). 4- an outline of the imaginary cosmogony in the first 3 sequences of the collection, just like a presentation of some fabulous animals (part 4: 2 chapters)