Michel Cuypers
Michel Cuypers
Michel Cuypers
Michel Cuypers (born 1941) is a Belgian scholar of Qurānic studies, a friar, and a member of the
Fraternity of the Little Brothers of Jesus. He is a research fellow at the Dominican Institute for Oriental
Studies in Cairo.[1][2]
Biography
Born in Belgium in 1941, Michel Cuypers spent twelve years in Iran.[2] There, he earned a PhD in
Persian literature from the University of Tehran in 1982 and was employed at the University Press of
Iran.[2] He also helped establish Luqmān, a journal dedicated to Iranology. After leaving Iran in 1986,
Cuypers studied Arabic and, in 1991, became a researcher at the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies
in Cairo.[2]
Works
A Qur'anic Apocalypse: A Reading of the Thirty-Three Last Sūrahs of the Qur'an (2018)[3]
The Composition of the Qur'an: Rhetorical Analysis (2015)[4]
The Banquet: A Reading of the Fifth Sura of the Qur'an (2009)[5]
References
1. Shah, M.; Haleem, M.A.S.A. (2020). The Oxford Handbook of Qur'anic Studies (https://book
s.google.com.bd/books?id=kurkDwAAQBAJ&pg=PR17). Oxford Handbooks. Oxford
University Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-19-969864-6. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
2. "Michel Cuypers – Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies" (https://www.ideo-cairo.org/en/w
ho-are-we/members-en/michel-cuypers-p-f-j-2/). Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies –
Institut dominicain d’études orientales. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
3. Reviews of A Qur'anic Apocalypse: A Reading of the Thirty-Three Last Sūrahs of the Qur'an:
Cook, David (2019-11-30). "Review of Michel CUYPERS, A Qurānic Apocalypse: A
Reading of the Thirty-Three Last Sūrahs of the Qurān". Journal of the International
Qur’anic Studies Association. 4 (s1): 43–46. doi:10.1515/jiqsa-2019-05s105 (https://doi.
org/10.1515%2Fjiqsa-2019-05s105). ISSN 2474-8420 (https://search.worldcat.org/issn/2
474-8420).
4. Reviews of The Composition of the Qur'an: Rhetorical Analysis:
Sinai, Nicolai (2017). "Review Essay: 'Going Round in Circles': Michel Cuypers, The
Composition of the Qur'an: Rhetorical Analysis , and Raymond Farrin, Structure and
Qur'anic Interpretation: A Study of Symmetry and Coherence in Islam's Holy Text".
Journal of Qur'anic Studies. 19 (2): 106–122. doi:10.3366/jqs.2017.0285 (https://doi.org/
10.3366%2Fjqs.2017.0285). ISSN 1465-3591 (https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1465-359
1).
Wilson, Tom (2017). "The Composition of the Qur'an: Rhetorical Analysis". Reviews in
Religion & Theology. 24 (4): 688–690. doi:10.1111/rirt.13055 (https://doi.org/10.1111%2
Frirt.13055). ISSN 1350-7303 (https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1350-7303).
Attallah, Halla (2018-03-22). "Michel Cuypers, The Composition of the Quran: Rhetorical
Analysis, translated by Jerry Ryan". Der Islam. 95 (1): 211–217. doi:10.1515/islam-2018-
0011 (https://doi.org/10.1515%2Fislam-2018-0011). ISSN 1613-0928 (https://search.wor
ldcat.org/issn/1613-0928).
Reynolds, Gabriel Said (2015-11-30). "Review of Michel CUYPERS, La composition du
Coran". Journal of the International Qur’anic Studies Association. 1 (s1): 5–9.
doi:10.1515/jiqsa-2015-01s102 (https://doi.org/10.1515%2Fjiqsa-2015-01s102).
ISSN 2474-8420 (https://search.worldcat.org/issn/2474-8420).
5. Reviews of The Banquet: A Reading of the Fifth Sura of the Qur'an:
Burrell, David (2012). "Book Review: The Banquet: A Reading of the Fifth Sura of the
Qur'an". Theological Studies. 73 (3): 728–729. doi:10.1177/004056391207300330 (http
s://doi.org/10.1177%2F004056391207300330). ISSN 0040-5639 (https://search.worldca
t.org/issn/0040-5639).