Магистратура 2026/2027

Коранические источники о праве: язык, терминология, реалии

Статус: Курс по выбору (Классический и современный Восток: языки, культуры, религии)

Кто читает: Институт классического Востока и античности

Где читается: Факультет гуманитарных наук

Когда читается: 1-й курс, 1-4 модуль

Охват аудитории: для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 12

Контактные часы: 70

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course is devoted to the study of Qur’anic passages related to legal norms and concepts through the analysis of language, terminology, and socio-historical contexts. Particular attention is paid to the semantics of key legal terms, the linguistic features of normative statements, and the historical realities reflected in the Qur’anic text. The course also introduces major classical and modern approaches to the interpretation of Qur’anic legal material.

Learning Objectives

• Introduce students to the Qur’an as a foundational legal and normative text within the broader development of Islamic legal thought.
• Examine the language, terminology, and rhetorical structures through which legal and ethical norms are articulated in the Qur’an
• Explore the socio-historical contexts of Qur’anic legal discourse, including late antique Arabia, communal formation, family relations, ritual practice, conflict, authority, and social regulation
• Encourage critical reflection on the relationship between scripture, law, ethics, and historical context in the formation of Islamic legal traditions

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Analyze Qur’anic passages with legal and normative content, paying attention to language, terminology, structure, and rhetorical form.
• Identify and interpret key legal concepts in the Qur’an, including command, prohibition, obligation, permission, justice, punishment, contract, family, inheritance, ritual duty, and communal responsibility.
• Demonstrate command of the basic scholarly approaches to the Qur’an as a legal text, including philological, historical, exegetical, and socio-legal methods

Course Contents

• The Qur’an as a Source of Legal and Normative Discourse
• Major Fields of Qur’anic Legal Regulation
• Socio-Historical Contexts and Interpretive Traditions

Assessment Elements

• Seminar participation
  Seminar participation is assessed on a 10-point scale. The assessment takes into account the quality of preparation for the class, degree of involvement in discussion, ability to work with primary texts and scholarly literature, clarity and relevance of argumentation, capacity to formulate independent questions, and contribution to collective analysis of the material.
• Midterm Oral Examination
  The oral examination is assessed on a 10-point scale. The assessment takes into account the completeness of the answer, accuracy of factual knowledge, command of key concepts and terminology, ability to construct a coherent and well-argued response, use of relevant examples, ability to compare different scholarly approaches, and capacity to respond to additional questions.
• Final Oral Examination
  The oral examination is assessed on a 10-point scale. The assessment takes into account the completeness of the answer, accuracy of factual knowledge, command of key concepts and terminology, ability to construct a coherent and well-argued response, use of relevant examples, ability to compare different scholarly approaches, and capacity to respond to additional questions.

Interim Assessment

• 2026/2027 2nd module
  0.5 * Midterm Oral Examination + 0.5 * Seminar participation
• 2026/2027 4th module
  0.5 * Final Oral Examination + 0.5 * Seminar participation

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Arthur Jeffery. (2009). The Foreign Vocabulary of the Quran. Piscataway: Gorgias Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2262666
• Hallaq, W. B. (2009). An Introduction to Islamic Law. Cambridge eText.
• Leaman, O. (2006). The Qur’an : An Encyclopedia. Routledge.
• Rippin, A., & Mojaddedi, J. A. (2017). The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an (Vol. Second edition). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1486737

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Peters, R., & Bearman, P. (2014). The Ashgate Research Companion to Islamic Law. Routledge.
• Younes, M. A. (2012). The Routledge Introduction to Qur’anic Arabic. Hoboken: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=506907

Authors

• Alontsev Maksim Albertovich
• Kogan Leonid Efimovich
• Strelnikova Elizaveta Olegovna