Author
edited by Hanna E. Kassis
Publication Date
2016
Publication Place
Lovanii -
In aedibus Peeters
Type
Book
Language
ara,eng
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
395
Library
University of Heidelberg
Library Asset ID
978-90-429-3324-8, 90-429-3324-0
Record ID
67406023
Date
2016
Sample Text
"Within one year of the conquest of Spania (AD 711), the Muslim conquerors struck coins, with legends in Latin, demonstrating the tenets of their faith: "In the Name of God; there is no deity other than God, Alone, without compeer." This proclamation was followed by a bilingual mint, drawn from the Qur'an: "He is God, Unique, God Everlasting, He who has not begotten, and who has not been begotten, and equal to Him is not any one" (Qur'an 112). Then solely in Arabic, the coins replaced the legend "Spania" with "al-Andalus." As the Christian population of Al-Andalus became increasingly arabicised, the need for translating their sacred scriptures into Arabic undoubtedly ensued. It is interesting to note that article 26 of the Fourth Council of Toledo (AD 633) had decreed that when priests were assigned to their districts (parishes), the bishops were to provide them each with a copy of the Gospels so that, having mastered the teachings of the Gospels, the priests would not err in the application of God's law and intent. An Arabic translation of the Scriptures--particularly the Gospels--would meet that requirement and satisfy a growing need of the priesthood and the faithful laity--non-conversant in Latin--to read and hear the sacred text in the language that they comprehended best."--
Dipnotlar
Includes bibliography
Toplam başlık serisi
Corpus scriptorum Christianorum orientalium ; Vol. 663, Corpus scriptorum Christianorum orientalium. Scriptores Arabici ; Tomus 54
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Kassis, Hanna E. [HerausgeberIn]
RVK Notasyonu
BC 2219, BO 1160
RVK Notasyonları
BC 2219, BO 1160
Yazı Dili
Einleitung englisch, Text arabisch in arabischer Schrift
Bağlantılar
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