Recognizing the foundations of Qur'anic scholars is one of the essential topics in Qur'anic studies, which includes the attitudes, methods, and special specializations used by Qur'anic scholars in explaining the verses of revelation. The Holy Quran, as the main source of Islamic Shari'ah, has been the focus and attention of orientalists, among which we can mention Alford T Welch, an American orientalist, who started teaching as a professor of Arabic language and Islamic studies in "Comparative religion" and since 1965. He focused his studies especially on the Qur'an and has published articles in "Encyclopedia of Islam" and "Oxford Contemporary Encyclopedia of Islam" about the Qur'an and the life history of the Prophet of Islam. Some of the points mentioned in his works indicate that he does not know enough about the religion of Islam and the Qur'an. In fact, he has a special presupposition about the Qur'an. Due to the fact that his view and attitude towards the Qur'an, which was basically non-believing, his theories are often superficial and far from profound, because he studied the Qur'an as a phenomenon and instead of exploring the authenticity and understanding of enlightenment. And benefiting from it has only entered the field of Qur'anic sources and has not entered the field of content. Considering the general approach of Orientalists regarding the non-revelation of the Qur'an and its influence on contemporary culture and the distortion of the Qur'an, these cases have been among the common bases between Welch and other Orientalists, and there are some bases specific to him, such as the development of the text and concepts in the Qur'an. And the copyability of Quranic verses and Quranic adaptations from Jewish and Christian scriptures.
Jafrasteh,F and dastranj,F . (2024). Review of Alford T. Welch's foundations in Quran studies. Interpretive Innovations, 2(1), 33-50. doi: 10.22034/iij.2023.707714
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Jafrasteh,F , and dastranj,F . "Review of Alford T. Welch's foundations in Quran studies", Interpretive Innovations, 2, 1, 2024, 33-50. doi: 10.22034/iij.2023.707714
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Jafrasteh F, dastranj F. (2024). 'Review of Alford T. Welch's foundations in Quran studies', Interpretive Innovations, 2(1), pp. 33-50. doi: 10.22034/iij.2023.707714
CHICAGO
F Jafrasteh and F dastranj, "Review of Alford T. Welch's foundations in Quran studies," Interpretive Innovations, 2 1 (2024): 33-50, doi: 10.22034/iij.2023.707714
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Jafrasteh F, dastranj F. Review of Alford T. Welch's foundations in Quran studies. Interpretive Innovations. 2024;2(1):33-50 (In Persian). doi: 10.22034/iij.2023.707714