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Qur’anic Studies Lecture on Pragmatic Aspects of the Religious Text 
September 2010
The Qur’anic Studies Unit hosted an occasional lecture by Dr Asma Hilali of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris entitled Pragmatic Aspects of the Religious Text: The Sana Qur’an Palimpsest in May 2010. More

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The Diversity of Mosque Architectures 
The mosque, an emblematic building in Islam, has developed a number of distinctive architectural forms. More

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Video: Author Interview
Dr Toby Mayer speaks on Keys to the Arcana: Shahrastani’s Esoteric Commentary on the Qur’an. Watch