Revelation or Reception?
Sources behind Qur’anic narratives
…nce we do not possess by appealing to a source beyond historical examination. Case three: Dhul-Qarnayn and the Alexander tradition Later in Surah 18, Muhammad is asked about Dhul-Qarnayn: “They will ask thee of Dhu’l-Qarneyn. Say: I shall recite unto you a remembrance of him” (Su…
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