The Quranic Sabians from the Muslim Scholars Perspectives

What is it about?

Exhibiting the features of the Sabians as perceived and conceived by Classical and Contemporary Quranic Commentators.

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Why is it important?

The term al-S{ābiū’n as applied in the Qur’ān indicates various technical meanings since almost all commentators of the Qur’ān and the earliest scholars have left the identification of al-S{ābiū’n vague. Such a vague identification is plausible since al-S{ābiū’n is represented by a conglomerate of various views comprising remnants of sects who were oriented to cultic practices, ancient heathen sects of several nationalities, namely Greeks, Persians and Indians, and sects who were Neo-Platonic in their origin and character. This paper thus has a distinct purpose. It attemps to exhibit the features of the Sabians as perceived and conceived by Classical and Contemporary Quranic Commentators. It is hoped that the paper will provide a preliminary yet clear understanding of the Sabians as portrayed in the Quran.

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