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Response to Questions of Historical Literature. History

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Please answer the following questions
Qur’an
- What century did the Qur’an emerge and where?
- Where did Muhammed say the Qur’an came from and how did this source make it legitimate?
- What proof was given for its authenticity?
- What problems arise from the answers to these questions?
- In what way was the Qur’an connected to/a continuation of past literature and culture in Arabia?
- Why did poets oppose Muhammed?
- What is a boundary moment? What are the 3 Sells’ highlights?
- What linguistic tools does the Qur’an use to communicate that which is beyond language?
- How does the Arabic language achieve a kind of gender balance in the Qur’an that translations
often have a hard time capturing?
The Rule of St. Benedict
- What century did the RSB emerge and where?
- What, according to RSB makes a good leader?
- What are the values the RSB prioritizes most?
- What are the personal traits that are most problematic according to the RSB?
- What are some instances that reveal the RSB to be strict and limiting?
- What are some practices advocated in the RSB that soften it somewhat?
Kagerō Diary
- What century did the KD emerge and where? - What (primarily) does waka poetry seek to represent and why? Why might this be valuable?
- How does Michitsuna’s Mother use nature to express her feelings?
- Is she totally at the mercy of her husband? How does she exert her strength?
- What is the relation between the Japanese language and women’s literature in Japan? - Do we gain valuable insights into this period from the KD? If so, what kind? If not, why not?
Michael Psellos
- What century did the Chronografia emerge and where?
- Who are the 3 rulers we read about? From Psellos’ description, do you consider them to be good
rulers?
- Do you trust Psellos as a reporter? Why/why not?
- From what you read about the Byzantium in the short history, what in his work seems particularly
Byzantine?
Anna K/Comnene
- What century did the Alexiad emerge and where?
- Do you trust K/Comnene as a reporter? Why/why not?
- What does the Alexiad describe?
- What is Neviille’s explanation for AC’s lapses of passion and emotion in the text and is it
persuasive? - How might the description of Anna Dalassena challenge Neville?

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Response to Questions of Historical Literature
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Qu’ran
1 Muslims believed that the Quran was revealed beginning on the 6th century acround 609 CE and concluding in 632 CE.
2 The Qur’an was given to Mohammad in cave Hira near Mecca by the Archangel Gabriel.
3 The Qur’an’s proof was mainly based on faith. According to the Qur’ans revelation, Allah picked Mohammad as his prophet with the responsibility of spreading it’s teaching. Also, the Quran was unaltered and it records the exact affection of its author that is free from other people’s bias.
4 The problem arises when the proof for the authenticity was given by the same person who wrote it.
5 Since the Qur’an was unaltered, the Arabic language was used as medium to spread the dissemination of faith. The Arabic language was arguably an effective medium to study Quran. Arabic language then increased in popularity as every Islam community around the world would learn the Arabic language implying the language continuous survival.
6 Poets have rejected the stories contained in the Quran and pointed out the faults written in the Qur’an. According to records, Muhammad even threatened and supported the use of assassination to achieve political and religious goals throughout history.
7 Linguistic tools also make use of actions like eye contact and body movements, but in the Qur’an, the application of it's teachings about ethic and morality that affect human thoughts was actually put into practice by the believers and was reflected to other people.
8 Translation of the book to any other language will never be close to it's actual meaning as it sounds like poetry to the ears of men where "its very sound move men into tears". Its words are poetically complemented with each other from its start to its end.
Rule of St. Benedict
9 Benedict of Nursia wrote the rule on the monastery of Monte Cassino in the Latin Valley southeast of Rome on the sixth century.
10 Saint Benedict stated that the good leader words for "quality" more than for "quantity." A good leader demonstrate the importance of openness to immerging ideas and ready to be corrected whenever at fault. Also, a good leader respects the fulfillment of the Rule of St. Benedict.
There are many values that the Rule of St. Benedict. Among these, Respect which is treating people with dignity regardless of age, gender, race or sexu...
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