Michel Cuypers (born 1941) is a Belgian scholar of Qurānic studies, a friar, and a member of the Fraternity of the Little Brothers of Jesus. He is a research fellow at the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo.[1][2]

Biography

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Born in Belgium in 1941, Michel Cuypers spent twelve years in Iran.[2] There, he earned a PhD in Persian literature from the University of Tehran in 1982 and was employed at the University Press of Iran.[2] He also helped establish Luqmān, a journal dedicated to Iranology. After leaving Iran in 1986, Cuypers studied Arabic and, in 1991, became a researcher at the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo.[2]

Works

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  • A Qur'anic Apocalypse: A Reading of the Thirty-Three Last Sūrahs of the Qur'an (2018)[3]
  • The Composition of the Qur'an: Rhetorical Analysis (2015)[4]
  • The Banquet: A Reading of the Fifth Sura of the Qur'an (2009)[5]

References

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  1. ^ Shah, M.; Haleem, M.A.S.A. (2020). The Oxford Handbook of Qur'anic Studies. Oxford Handbooks. Oxford University Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-19-969864-6. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  2. ^ a b c d "Michel Cuypers – Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies". Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies – Institut dominicain d’études orientales. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  3. ^ Reviews of A Qur'anic Apocalypse: A Reading of the Thirty-Three Last Sūrahs of the Qur'an:
    • Cook, David (2019-11-30). "Review of Michel CUYPERS, A Qurānic Apocalypse: A Reading of the Thirty-Three Last Sūrahs of the Qurān". Journal of the International Qur'anic Studies Association. 4 (s1): 43–46. doi:10.1515/jiqsa-2019-05s105. ISSN 2474-8420.
  4. ^ Reviews of The Composition of the Qur'an: Rhetorical Analysis:
    • Sinai, Nicolai (2017). "Review Essay: 'Going Round in Circles': Michel Cuypers, The Composition of the Qur'an: Rhetorical Analysis , and Raymond Farrin, Structure and Qur'anic Interpretation: A Study of Symmetry and Coherence in Islam's Holy Text". Journal of Qur'anic Studies. 19 (2): 106–122. doi:10.3366/jqs.2017.0285. ISSN 1465-3591.
    • Wilson, Tom (2017). "The Composition of the Qur'an: Rhetorical Analysis". Reviews in Religion & Theology. 24 (4): 688–690. doi:10.1111/rirt.13055. ISSN 1350-7303.
    • Attallah, Halla (2018-03-22). "Michel Cuypers, The Composition of the Quran: Rhetorical Analysis, translated by Jerry Ryan". Der Islam. 95 (1): 211–217. doi:10.1515/islam-2018-0011. ISSN 1613-0928.
    • Reynolds, Gabriel Said (2015-11-30). "Review of Michel CUYPERS, La composition du Coran". Journal of the International Qur'anic Studies Association. 1 (s1): 5–9. doi:10.1515/jiqsa-2015-01s102. ISSN 2474-8420.
  5. ^ Reviews of The Banquet: A Reading of the Fifth Sura of the Qur'an: