Maccabees not Mecca: the Biblical subtest of the apocalyptic context of Surat al-Fil (Q 105) -- al-̣Samad of Surat al-Ikhlāṣ -- On the genealogy of the Rasul function: from eschatological descent of the astral messenger to the devotional ascent of...
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Maccabees not Mecca: the Biblical subtest of the apocalyptic context of Surat al-Fil (Q 105) -- al-̣Samad of Surat al-Ikhlāṣ -- On the genealogy of the Rasul function: from eschatological descent of the astral messenger to the devotional ascent of the earthly messenger -- Surat al-Qadr (Q 97): celebrating the celestial savior's descent and refuting Christian communal ritual -- Opening and pouring-out of the warner: Surat al-Sharḥ (Q 94) and the construction of Qurʼānic prophetology -- A servant wrapped in glory: the counter-baptism of Surat al-Muddaththir and Surat al-Muzzammil (Q73 and 74)