Introduction Part I. Focusing on Q 18:60-83, the only Qur'anic Moses Narrative that Does Not Seem to Have a Biblical Parralel 1. Examination of the Claim that Q 18:65-83 is Derived from an Earlier Oral Jewish Source as Identified by a Number of Scholars, including Ginzburg and Wensinck 2. "Moses or Alexander?" Raises the Issues of the Identification of both Moses and Alexander with the Qur'anic Figure "Dur Al-Qarnayn" (horned one) Part 2. Focusing on Q 28:21-28, Moses in Midian and his Association with the Prophet Jacob 3. "Moses at Jacob's Well". Analyzes the Conflation of Moses at Midian Part 3. Focusing on the exegetical association of Dhu al-Qarnayn withthe Prophet Abraham 4. "Well of Beersheba and the Water of Life" 5. "Duh al-Qarnayn and the Water of Life" 6. Conclusion "Duh al-Qarnayn and the Prophet Muhammed"
Brannon Wheeler is Associate Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, and Comparative Religion at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he is also Head of the Comparative Islamic Studies program. His research and teaching focuses on Islamic Law, Quranic Studies, and the History of Religions.
'This monograph by Brannon Wheeler is a welcome addition to the
ever-expanding literature of tafsir or Qur'anic exegesis. The chief
merit of the work lies in its exhaustive reassessment of the body
of writings on Moses in the Islamic tradition' - Bulletin of the
Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies
'This monograph by Brannon Wheeler is a welcome addition to the
ever-expanding literature oftafsir or Qur'anic exegesis. The chief
merit of the work lies in its exhaustive reassessment of the body
of writings on Moses in the Islamic tradition' - Bulletin of the
Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies
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