“Prophets” and their Wrongful Killing: Homily or Hymn? Hearing a Qur’ānic Term and Refrain in the Light of Syriac Tradition

“Prophets” and their Wrongful Killing: Homily or Hymn? Hearing a Qur’ānic Term and Refrain in the Light of Syriac TraditionThe Syriac Annals of the Romanian AcademySyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/68JP2GDA/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Clare ElenaWilde“Prophets” and their Wrongful Killing: Homily or Hymn? Hearing a Qur’ānic Term and Refrain in the Light of Syriac Traditionhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/68JP2GDAhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/68JP2GDAhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/68JP2GDAThe Syriac Annals of the Romanian Academy3202333-67The Qur’ān names a number of individuals who are also known from the Bible. These biblio-qur’ānic figures include the heroic and malevolent, human and otherwise. Among these figures are a number of individuals whom Islamic tradition would consider as prophets. Their qur’ānic mentions range from detailed narratives to brief allusions. “Prophet” is rendered by the Arabic word nabiyy. The Qur’ān employs two plural forms of this term: the broken Arabic plural (anbiyā’) and the common Semitic plural (nabiyyūn/nabbiyyīn). In contrast to general Arabic usage, in the Qur’ān, it is the sound – and common Semitic – plural form of the word that is most employed, with nabiyyūn/nabiyyīn appearing 3x more frequently than anbiyā’. And, in four of its five occurrences, anbiyā’ occurs in a refrain of “killing the prophets without right”. Wilde, Clare Elena. “‘Prophets’ and Their Wrongful Killing: Homily or Hymn? Hearing a Qur’ānic Term and Refrain in the Light of Syriac Tradition.” The Syriac Annals of the Romanian Academy 3 (2023): 33–67. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59277/SARA.2023.03. Clare Elena Wilde, ‘Prophets’ and Their Wrongful Killing: Homily or Hymn? Hearing a Qur’ānic Term and Refrain in the Light of Syriac Tradition, The Syriac Annals of the Romanian Academy 3 (2023): 33–67, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59277/SARA.2023.03.