## About A community dedicated to the discussion of the Quran, the Sunnah and
early Islam from a scholarly perspective. Here, such topics as Quranic exegesis,
Biblical and extra-Biblical parallels, textual criticism, history of
interpretation, pre-Islamic Arabia, etc. are discussed in a friendly yet
engaging way. Original subbreddit is r/AcademicQuran
[https://www.reddit.com/r/AcademicQuran/]. You can also join Academic Qur’anic
Studies [https://discord.com/invite/uHJwpP5QmS] on discord. ## Rules #### 1. Be
respectful On this subreddit, you will encounter people from a variety of
different perspectives, Muslims and non-Muslims. Respect this fact and treat
each other with kindness, always being polite even if you strongly disagree with
one another. Be aware that this includes no profanity, flaming, trolling,
bullying, harassing, stalking or spamming. #### 2. All content must remain
within the boundaries of academic Islamic studies The subreddit is focused on
the academic (and not traditional) study of early Islam, so all content
submitted to it must remain within those boundaries. Other subs exist for
traditional Islamic studies. Discussion of contemporary movements, politics,
current events, inspirational quotes, prayer requests, questions regarding
personal application and faith-based questions (why does God allow suffering, is
anime haram, etc) are not permitted. These are valuable, this is not the place
for them. #### 3. Content must not make theological claims Theological debates
and discussions (e.g. whether the Qurʾān is divinely inspired, whether
non-Muslims go to Jannah) are not allowed. The purpose of this sub is not to
prove or disprove theological concepts such as the existence of God, the
inspiration of the Qurʾān, etc., nor is its purpose to promote the superiority
of any particular ideology or religious group over another. We ask everyone here
to abide by the words of Qurʾān 109:6, “‘to you your religion and to me my
religion.” #### 4. Back up claims with scholarly citations When discussing a
particular topic, provide citations from scholarly books, journal articles or
webpages in order to back up your assertions. For example, you should be able to
provide a reliable citation when discussing whether an English translation of a
Qurʾānic passage is correct. The information in your citation should be
verifiable by other users. A translation must accompany an exclusively Arabic
source. In general, the English meaning of Arabic terms should be clarified.
#### 5. No citations from apologetic/counter-apologetic sources Material that
comes from apologetic/counter-apologetic sources (meaning for example books,
websites or videos which have a clear ideological/religious bias for or against
Islam) is not acceptable, even if they cite scholary sources. True academic
scholarship does not seek to confirm, discredit or mock beliefs. Rather, it is a
sober, nonbiased pursuit of knowledge, which is what c/AcademicQuran and
r/AcademicQuran seeks to embody and support. #### 6. No Sock Puppets Posting as
a different user when using a separate account will result in the banning of
both accounts. ## Useful Links (Warning: links to r/AcademicQuran on reddit) -
Resources [https://www.reddit.com/r/AcademicQuran/comments/p8usa4/resources/] -
List of Journals
[https://www.reddit.com/r/AcademicQuran/comments/nck1u0/academic_journals_and_book_publishers/]
- Literature
[https://www.reddit.com/r/AcademicQuran/comments/nck685/select_bibliographies/]
- Archived Posts on Reddit
[https://www.reddit.com/r/AcademicQuran/comments/14a2x7e/archived_posts/]
This is community dedicated to the discussion of the Quran, the Sunnah and early Islam from a scholarly perspective. Here, such topics as Quranic exegesis, Biblical and extra-Biblical parallels, textual criticism, history of interpretation, pre-Islamic Arabia, etc. are discussed in a friendly yet engaging way. Original subbreddit is r/AcademicQuran. You can also join Academic Qur’anic Studies on discord.
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