أثرُ القراءاتِ الاستشراقيّةِ في رؤيةِ مفكّري الحداثةِ لترتيب الآياتِ والسُّورِ القرآنيّة

Abstract

This research examines the influence of the Orientalist philological method on the formation of modern Arab intellectual perspectives regarding the arrangement of Quranic verses and chapters (suras). It identifies three primary Orientalist trajectories: a trend that aligns with traditional Islamic narratives, a critical approach that seeks to transcend them, and a radical trend that fundamentally opposes them. The study highlights that despite their various critiques of Orientalism, modernist thinkers have been notably influenced by its methodologies and findings. For instance, Al-Jabri adopted the principle of sura fragmentation and reordering based on stylistic shifts, reflecting the methodology of Blachere. Similarly, Arkoun sought a 'historical alternative' to the standard Mushaf, relying on Orientalist philological data reminiscent of Noldeke’s scholarship.