Did al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf Canonise the Quran?: Evaluating a Revisionist Hypothesis - Dr. Joshua Little
In this episode of ’Real Talk with Terron and Roxanna,’ we’re excited to have Dr. Joshua Little return with an in-depth presentation. He examines a revisionist hypothesis regarding the canonization of the Quran, investigating the theory that it was an initiative carried out by al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, the governor of Iraq under the Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik. Dr. Little will scrutinize both Muslim and non-Muslim literary sources to see if the hypothesis stands up to critical examination.
2:43 - Table of Contents
4:18 - Introduction
10:15 - Part 1: The Historical Context
10:24 - Political Chronology
14:33 - al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf al-Thaqafi
18:03 - Part 2: Manuscripts and Canonisation
18:15 - The Manuscript Evidence
23:38 - Evidence from Quranic Scholarship
29:41 - Evident Canonisation
32:36 - The Bounds for Canonisation
34:00 - Part 3: Accounts of al-Hajjaj and the Quran
34:08 - Muslim Sources / Christian Sources
34:16 - John of Damascus (c. 730 CE)
45:52 -
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Did al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf Canonise the Quran?: Evaluating a Revisionist Hypothesis - Dr. Joshua Little