Abraham Hinckelmann (2 May 1652,
Döbeln,
Electorate of Saxony
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– 11 February 1695), a
German Protestant
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...
theologian
Theology is the study of religious belief from a religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of ...
, was an
Islamologist who was one of the first to print a
complete edition of the
Qur'an
The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God ('' Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which consist of individual verses ('). Besides ...
in
Hamburg
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in 1694.
Later in 1698, a cleric named
Ludovico Marracci from the "
Society of the Monks of the Divine Path" published
another edition which, unlike Hinckelmann's, also included a translation and commentary of the Quran.
See also
*
Gustav Leberecht Flügel
Gustav Leberecht Flügel (February 18, 1802 – July 5, 1870) was a German orientalist.
Life
After attending high school in his native city Flügel studied theology and philosophy in Leipzig. He soon discovered his passion for oriental langua ...
*
Flügel edition
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080112001936/http://www.msgr.ca/msgr-2/Koran%20-%20Nativity%20-%2002.htm
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070929155310/http://www.quran.org.uk/articles/ieb_quran_in_the_west.htm
* Achim Rohde: ''A Hamburg Koran and the Downgrading of the Hebraic in the Christian Theology of the 17th Century]''. In: Key Documents of German-Jewish History, October 21, 2018.
1652 births
1695 deaths
People from Döbeln
17th-century German Protestant theologians
People from the Electorate of Saxony
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg alumni
17th-century German scholars
German male non-fiction writers
17th-century German male writers
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