Islamic accusations of falsification in scholarly perspective -- The doctrine of corruption as a polemical theme -- Qurʻanic references to the earlier scriptures -- Muqatil ibn Sulayman on the Qurʻanic verses of tampering -- Ṭabari on the Qurʻanic verses of tampering -- Method and meaning in interpretation of the Qurʻan -- Influence of narrative framework on exegesis -- Religious claims and human response.
Summary
Shedding light on a theme which affects Muslim-Christian conversation to the present day, this book describes the earliest extant interpretations of the Qur'?n's ""tampering"" verses which have been used to support the Muslim accusation of the corruption of pre-Qur'?nic scriptures.
