Joshua

by Tottoli, Roberto

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Joshua (Ar., Yūshaʿ b. Nūn) is not mentioned in the Qurʾān, but, according to some exegeses, certain verses must allude to him. Most of the sources, beginning with the early commentaries, have identified Joshua as the servant (Ar. fatā ) of Moses mentioned in Q 18:60, 62, in the story of the meeting between Moses and the mysterious figure al-Khiḍr (Muqātil, 2:592; al-Ṭabarī, Jāmiʿ , 15:271; al-Bukhārī, nos. 122, 4725–7). Other interpretations maintain that one of the two God-fearing men mention…

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Joshua (Ar., Yūshaʿ b. Nūn) is not mentioned in the Qurʾān, but, according to some exegeses, certain verses must allude to him. Most of the sources, beginning with the early commentaries, have identified Joshua as the servant (Ar. fatā ) of Moses mentioned in Q 18:60, 62, in the story of the meeting between Moses and the mysterious figure al-Khiḍr (Muqātil, 2:592; al-Ṭabarī, Jāmiʿ , 15:271; al-Bukhārī, nos. 122, 4725–7). Other interpretations maintain that one of the two God-fearing men mentioned in Q 5:

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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eng Islam

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Tottoli, Roberto

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