Zulaykha and Yusuf
Whose “Best Story”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8967946 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gayane Karen Merguerian (Northeastern University), Afsaneh Najmabadi (Columbia University) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 485-508 |
| Publication date | 1997-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s002074380006517x |
| OpenAlex | W2131851343 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 11 |
Some of the classical commentaries on the sura Yusuf tell us that one day the Prophet Muhammad was reciting Qurʾanic verses for his companions. Bored and weary, they said, “‘O Prophet of Allah! What if you told us a story, what if God Almighty would send a sura that did not contain commandments and prohibitions, and that sura would be a story that soothed our hearts?' God, Mighty and Exalted, said, ‘I will narrate to you the best story.’”
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
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| Citations per year | 0,81 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2026 (28) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |