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uri rubin

uri rubin -lrb- -rrb- is a professor in the department of arabic and islamic studies at tel aviv university in israel .
his areas of research are early islam -lrb- with special emphasis on the `` qur ` an '' -rrb- , `` qur ` an '' exegesis -lrb- tafsir -rrb- , and early islamic tradition -lrb- sira and hadith -rrb- .
he has authored a number of books on the subjects , and also contributed entries to the `` encyclopaedia of islam '' and other works .
rubin has also served on the advisory board for the `` encyclopaedia of the qur ` an '' .
