aynı zamanda kültür tarafından da şekillendirilmiş olarak ele alınmıştır.

1993'da Nasr Hamid'in profesörlük tezinin Üniversite kurulu tarafından reddi sonrası Kahire'nin al-Ahram, al-Akhbar ve al-Ahali gazeteleri ile haftalık yayınlanan Musawwar dergileri tanınmış entelektüellerin görüşleri ile birlikte kurulun reddi kararını yayınlamışlardır.

26 Ocak 1993 tarihli al-Ahram'da "Qadiyya Mun'adima wa Musaraha Wajiba" başlığıyla yayımlanan makalesinde gazeteci ve köşe yazarı Fahmi Huwaydi, Nasr Hamid Ebu Zeyd'i Kur'an metninin tarihselliğine ilişkin teorisinin dini dogma ile aykırılığı ve  İslamiyeti tarihi veya neredeyse folklorik bir fenomen olarak görmekle suçlamaktadır.



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