Analysis and Critique of Mohammad Ali Amirmoezi's Historical-Critical Methodology In Rereading the Quran: A Case Study of the Book of the Quran of the Historians

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Jameah al-Mustafa Unversity

10.22034/jqopv.2025.20539.1420

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This article examines and criticizes the Quranic views of Muhammad Ali Amir Moezzi in his book "The Historians' Quran". In this work, Amir Moezzi has analyzed the Quran and its formation process with a historical-critical approach and has attempted to reread the history of the Quran and the developments in its text using modern Quranic research methods. The aim of this research is to analyze and criticize his views in areas such as the historicity of the Quran, developments in the Quranic text, and the relationship between the Quran and history. This research has been conducted using an analytical-critical method. First, Amir Moezzi's views in the book "The Historians' Quran" have been carefully examined and then criticized and evaluated using reliable Islamic and non-Islamic sources, including traditional interpretations, works of contemporary Quranic scholars, and historical research. Also, a comparison has been made between the views of Amir Moezzi and other contemporary Quranic scholars such as Nasr Hamed Abu Zaid, Patricia Crone, and Montgomery Watt. The findings of the present study show that: Amir Moezzi has reinterpreted the history of the Quran in his book, relying on historical-critical methods. However, some of his arguments about the historicity of the Quran and the developments in its text need to be revised and are not consistent with historical and interpretive evidence. Amir Moezzi's approach to the Quran, although innovative and interesting in some aspects, suffers in some cases from inconsistency with primary Islamic sources and traditional views.

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The Qur’an from Orientalists Point of View

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Available Online from 13 September 2025

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  • Receive Date: 06 February 2025
  • Revise Date: 22 July 2025
  • Accept Date: 13 September 2025

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