Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Fatemeh Dastranj ¹
• fereiduon Rezaei ²

¹ faculty member of arak university

² Ph.D. student of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Arak University

Abstract

The Quranic revelation, due to its high status in Islamic principles, has always attracted special attention from orientalists, leading to numerous studies driven by various motivations. Among them is the American-born orientalist, Alford T. Welch. His perspective and attitude towards the Quran, viewing it as a phenomenon, make the critical re-examination of his foundations in Quranic studies even more necessary. This research employs a descriptive-analytical approach to critically re-evaluate the most important foundations of his Quranic studies: the absence of a divine and heavenly source for the Quran; the evolution of text and concepts in the Quran; the distortion of the Quran; the abrogation of Quranic verses; the adaptation of the Quran from the holy books of Christians and Jews; the influence of contemporary culture; and the mythologization of the historical statements in the Quran. These represent the most crucial foundations that form a framework to prove the non-revelatory origin and source of the Quran.

Keywords

• Keywords: Orientalists
• Quranic studies
• Alford T. Welch

Main Subjects

• Interpretation