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46, Al-Ahqaf

‘What if one of the Children of Israel testifies to its similarity [to earlier scripture] and believes in it?’ (v.10)

It is very obvious, too obvious even, to those who know it, to say that the Quran is a meta-text. It is aware of itself as a Book, Text, Word(s) of God, Scripture, Speech. It relates to previous scripture and is…