The narrative of ‘al-ghraniq al-‘ula’ in the qur’an: a myth or reality

• Main Authors: Osmani, Noor Mohammad, Ali, Md. Yousuf
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: BP1 Islam
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/47077/1/Gharaniq_al-Ula_in_the_Qur%27an_-_a_myth_or_reality.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47077/4/USIM_Seminar_invitation_letter__for_Al-Gharaniq_al-%27Ula.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47077/5/USIM_OCT_2015_ENGLISH_PAPER.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47077/9/Gharaniq_al-Ula-Presentation_slides.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47077/

The story of ‘Al-Gharaneeq al-‘Ula’ or ‘prominent deities’ concerns about a historical narrative in the early stage of Islam. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is reported to have recited the Surah an-Najm to a large group of Quraysh people, and reached the ayat 19-23, where he uttered the names of their...