Writing encyclopedias on the Qurʾān has a long history and Oliver Leaman’s Quran: An Encyclopedia is the second encyclopedia written by Orientalists about the Holy Qurʾān. This work was edited by Professor Leaman and published in the United States in 2005 as a single volume. Insofar as this encyclopedia is a novel attempt to present the teachings of the Qurʾān to readers who have no knowledge about the holy scripture of the Muslims, it is praiseworthy; however, in other ways, such as: adhering to the common mindset and assumptions of Orientalists as well as a number of serious mistakes, it has shortcomings. Oliver Leaman’s Encyclopedia mentions only two Shīʿa scholars (Shaykh Mufīd and Ayatollah Khūʿī) in his entries; however, the reason for selecting only these two individuals has not been made clear by him. This research is descriptive-analytic and studies the role of these two Shīʿa scholars in the development of religious sciences according to this encyclopedia before compensating for the deficiencies found therein.
Hassan Zamani, M. and Mirza Muhammad, R. (2018). The Position of Shia Scholars in the Development of [Religious] Sciences According to Oliver Leaman’s Encyclopedia of the Quran. The Qur’an from Orientalists Point of View, 12(23), 33-49.
MLA
Hassan Zamani, M. , and Mirza Muhammad, R. . "The Position of Shia Scholars in the Development of [Religious] Sciences According to Oliver Leaman’s Encyclopedia of the Quran", The Qur’an from Orientalists Point of View, 12, 23, 2018, 33-49.
HARVARD
Hassan Zamani, M., Mirza Muhammad, R. (2018). 'The Position of Shia Scholars in the Development of [Religious] Sciences According to Oliver Leaman’s Encyclopedia of the Quran', The Qur’an from Orientalists Point of View, 12(23), pp. 33-49.
CHICAGO
M. Hassan Zamani and R. Mirza Muhammad, "The Position of Shia Scholars in the Development of [Religious] Sciences According to Oliver Leaman’s Encyclopedia of the Quran," The Qur’an from Orientalists Point of View, 12 23 (2018): 33-49,
VANCOUVER
Hassan Zamani, M., Mirza Muhammad, R. The Position of Shia Scholars in the Development of [Religious] Sciences According to Oliver Leaman’s Encyclopedia of the Quran. The Qur’an from Orientalists Point of View, 2018; 12(23): 33-49.
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