The 38th issue of the biannual scholarly journal The Qur’an from Orientalists’ Point of View (Vol. 20, June 2025) has been published by Al-Mustafa International University. Since its inception in 2019, this journal has aimed to critically examine Orientalist research and promote original scholarly studies in the field of Qurʾānic studies. The journal is published in Persian and includes English abstracts.
The current issue has been released under the editorship of Mohammad Ali Rezaee Esfahani. The domestic editorial board includes Qasim Kakai, Majid Maaref, Seyyed Reza Moaddab, Mohammad Ali Rezaei Isfahani, Mohammad Faker Meybodi, Mohammad Hassan Zamani, Hossein Alavi Mehr, and Mohammad Javad Eskandarlou. The international editorial board features Prof. Hamid Algar, Prof. Labib Beizon, and Prof. Muzaffar Iqbal.
This issue presents a collection of specialized articles focusing on the critique and analysis of Orientalist approaches. Featured articles include:
- A Critical Review of the Approaches of Five New Encyclopedias by Orientalists,
- A Comparison of Quranic Exegesis Methodology from the Perspective of Commentators and Orientalists with a Linguistic Approach,
- A Comparative Study of the Quran and the Scriptures Regarding Celestial Beings,
- The Role of Orientalists in Reviving Quranic Manuscripts and Codicology,
- A Critique of “Understanding the Quran in Light of the Prophetic Tradition” in the Thoughts of Gabriel Reynolds,
- A Critique of the Historical-Critical Approach to Understanding the Quran (Case Study: The Book “The Historians’ Quran”),
- An Examining the Role of Contradictions Among Verses in the Emergence of the Theory of Abrogation from John Burton’s Perspective,
- An Overview of the Book “The Trends in Orientalist Quranic Studies in the the United States” by Seyyed Hossein Alavi
For access to the articles, see: https://qkh.journals.miu.ac.ir/issue_2125_2362.html?lang=en
