Table of Contents

Abstract

3 The Verse Numbering Systems of the Qurʾān: A Statistical and

Literary Comparison

Raymond K. Farrin

59 Fa’ṣdaʿ bi-mā tuʾmar: A Motif-Based Study of Sūrat al-Ḥijr

Sarra Tlili

85 The Controversy over Reciting the Qurʾān with Tones (al‑qirāʾah

bi’l‑alḥān )

Christopher Melchert

111 “Their Prayer at the House Is Nothing but Whistling and Clapping

of Hands” (Q al-Anfāl 8:35): Negotiating Processions in the Qurʾān

Johanne Louise Christiansen

141 Review Essay: Al-Ḥākim al-Jishumī and the History and Study of

Muʿtazilī Exegesis

Samer Rashwani