Medieval Spanish translators read praeceptum as divinely revealed command

Evidence

Some Spanish authors of the thirteenth century used the term praeceptum. Mark of Toledo spoke of Muhammad’s making excerpts of praecepta from the Old and New Testaments (in composing the Qur’an) (Pret. Q.). Archbishop Roderick described a stirah as made up of praecepta; in the Spanish version of the same text this appeared as /eys. In another place zohara ( = (lat. ) azoara =stirah) was explained as meaning mandamiento; and in another, as meaning /aws of God. (Hist. Arab. v1; Cron. de Esp. cxx1/493, cf. cv1/478.) Fitzralph naturally followed Ketton on his use of words of Arabic origin. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 1907 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Thirteenth-century Spanish scholars translated Qur’anic revelation as divine commandments or precepts — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 1907

Related

• Thirteenth-century Spanish scholars translated Qur’anic revelation as divine commandments or precepts (similarity 0.97)
• Medieval Latin translators rendered Qur’anic sūras as praecepta (divine commandments) (similarity 0.92)
• In Iberian usage praeceptum marked divinely revealed law distinct from Vulgate christian command (similarity 0.84)
• Medieval Qur’an translators adapted scripture to fit their audience’s knowledge (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Thirteenth-century Spanish scholars translated Qur’anic revelation as divine commandments or precepts #corroborates (0.95) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 1907