ARBC 365: Intro to the Quran

Course Description

Full Course Title: Introduction to the Quran
This is an interdisciplinary approach to studying the Qur'an as a religious revelation, literary text, and cultural symbolic language. The course will cover the historical context in which the Qur'an was revealed, disseminated and compiled as a religious scripture. Also, will cover major schools of interpretations and theological doctrines and its political, ideological transformations throughout Islamic history with a special focus on modern times. The class will be conducted in English with no prerequisite of Arabic. However, students minoring in Arabic, in order to receive credits counting for their minor, they are required to write their papers in Arabic. This course is a Project Based Learning centered on a major project and/or on a research question related to the topic of the class and will imply hands-on work for a good portion of the semester. The project can be local or international community-driven and will connect to real-life experiences. (S, OC).