Arabi 0 BRILL Arabica 58 (2011) 210-299 The Chronology of the Qur'an: A Stylometric Research Program Abstract I verify a chronology in which seven groups of passages represent consecutive phases. A proposed chronology is verified if independent markers of style vary over its phases in a smooth fashion. Four markers of style follow smooth trajectories over the seven phases: ‘The first is average verse length. The second encompasses the 28 most common morphemes in the Qur'an. ‘The percent- ages of these morphemes in a text constitute its stylistic profile. ‘The thus-defined stylistic profile is shown to vary in a smooth fashion over “time”, i.e. over the proposed chronological sequence of phases. Third, a similar thing holds for a profile based on the frequencies of 114 other com- mon morphemes. Fourth, similar results are obtained for a list of 3693 relatively uncommon morphemes. In addition to establishing a relative chronology in seven phases, Keywords Quran, chronology, stylometry, Islamic origins, Sina, Prophet Muhammad, Mehdi Bazargan 1, Introduction And a Koran We have divided, for thee to recite it to mankind at intervals, and We have sent it down
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Arabi 0 BRILL Arabica 58 (2011) 210-299 The Chronology of the Qur'an: A Stylometric Research Program Abstract I verify a chronology in which seven groups of passages represent consecutive phases. A proposed chronology is verified if independent markers of style vary over its phases in a smooth fashion. Four markers of style follow smooth trajectories over the seven phases: ‘The first is average verse length. The second encompasses the 28 most common morphemes in the Qur'an. ‘The percent- ages of these morphemes in a text constitute its stylistic profile. ‘The thus-defined stylistic profile is shown to vary in a smooth fashion over “time”, i.e. over the proposed chronological sequence of phases. Third, a similar thing holds for a profile based on the frequencies of 114 other com- mon morphemes. Fourth, similar results are obtained for a list of 3693 relatively uncommon morphemes. In addition to establishing a relative chronology in seven phases, Keywords Quran, chronology, stylometry, Islamic origins, Sina, Prophet Muhammad, Mehdi Bazargan 1, Introduction And a Koran We have divided, for thee to recite it to mankind at intervals, and We have sent it down