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Human~Divine Communication as a Paradigm for Power: al-Tha'labi's Presentation of Q. 38:24 and Q. 38:34
Verse 24 to 25 of sura 38 (Sad) of the Qur'an tell us 'David realized that We had been testing him, so he asked forgiveness of his Lord, fell down on his knees, and repented: We forgave him [his misdeed]. His reward will be nearness to Us, a good place to return to'; verse 34 to 35 of the same sura tell us 'We certainly tested Solomon, reducing him to a mere skeleton on the throne. He turned to Us and prayed: 'Lord, forgive me! Grant me such power as no one after me will have -- You are the Most Generous Provider', then, at verse 40, 'His reward will be nearness to Us, a good place to return to'. Yet the medieval Muslim historiographical tradition presents very different narratives, and very different personalities, in elucidation of these two episodes. The two questions that will be addressed in this essay are: restricting our focus to communication patterns and how God is presented in the narrative, how do these two narratives differ? And, secondly, can we find reasons in the text of the Qur'anic passages themselves for why they differ
Chapter 22. Stories of the Prophets
The Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an is a reader's guide, a true companion for anyone who wishes to read and understand the Qur'an as a text and as a vital piece of Muslim life. Comprises over 30 original essays by leading scholars. Provides exceptionally broad coverage - considering the structure, content and rhetoric of the Qur'an; how Muslims have interpreted the text and how they interact with it; and the Qur'an's place in Islam. Features notes, an extensive bibliography, indexes of names, Qur'an citations, topics, and technical terms
Smooth Distribution Function Estimation for Lifetime Distributions using Szasz-Mirakyan Operators
In this paper, we introduce a new smooth estimator for continuous
distribution functions on the positive real half-line using Szasz-Mirakyan
operators, similar to Bernstein's approximation theorem. We show that the
proposed estimator outperforms the empirical distribution function in terms of
asymptotic (integrated) mean-squared error, and generally compares favourably
with other competitors in theoretical comparisons. Also, we conduct the
simulations to demonstrate the finite sample performance of the proposed
estimator.Comment: Small typo in Theorem 10: Now -1/12 instead of +1/12 in the term of
order $m^{-1}
A nonlinear discrete-velocity relaxation model for traffic flow
We derive a nonlinear 2-equation discrete-velocity model for traffic flow
from a continuous kinetic model. The model converges to scalar
Lighthill-Whitham type equations in the relaxation limit for all ranges of
traffic data. Moreover, the model has an invariant domain appropriate for
traffic flow modeling. It shows some similarities with the Aw-Rascle traffic
model. However, the new model is simpler and yields, in case of a concave
fundamental diagram, an example for a totally linear degenerate hyperbolic
relaxation model. We discuss the details of the hyperbolic main part and
consider boundary conditions for the limit equations derived from the
relaxation model. Moreover, we investigate the cluster dynamics of the model
for vanishing braking distance and consider a relaxation scheme build on the
kinetic discrete velocity model. Finally, numerical results for various
situations are presented, illustrating the analytical results
Kinetic layers and coupling conditions for macroscopic equations on networks I: the wave equation
We consider kinetic and associated macroscopic equations on networks. The
general approach will be explained in this paper for a linear kinetic BGK model
and the corresponding limit for small Knudsen number, which is the wave
equation. Coupling conditions for the macroscopic equations are derived from
the kinetic conditions via an asymptotic analysis near the nodes of the
network. This analysis leads to the consideration of a fixpoint problem
involving the coupled solutions of kinetic half-space problems. A new
approximate method for the solution of kinetic half-space problems is derived
and used for the determination of the coupling conditions. Numerical
comparisons between the solutions of the macroscopic equation with different
coupling conditions and the kinetic solution are presented for the case of
tripod and more complicated networks
Kinetic layers and coupling conditions for nonlinear scalar equations on networks
We consider a kinetic relaxation model and an associated macroscopic scalar
nonlinear hyperbolic equation on a network. Coupling conditions for the
macroscopic equations are derived from the kinetic coupling conditions via an
asymptotic analysis near the nodes of the network. This analysis leads to the
combination of kinetic half-space problems with Riemann problems at the
junction. Detailed numerical comparisons between the different models show the
agreement of the coupling conditions for the case of tripod networks
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