Nicolai Sinai: Historical Critical Scholarship and the Quran
In this interview I discuss the nature and findings of modern western scholarship on the Qur an with Professor Nicolai Sinai. Professor Sinai is Professor of Islamic Studies at Oxford and a Fellow of Pembroke College. His principal interests are the literary aspects of the Quran. the Qur an s engagement with Jewish and Christian traditions and with ancient Arabic poetry, as well as late antique Arabia and the life of Muhammad and many more very interesting things. In this discussion we discuss different theories about the origin of the Qur an in western scholarship and how to evaluate different approaches to the Islamic corpus. You can find his recent book, The Qur an: A HistoricalCritical Introduction here: I hope you enjoy the content on this channel and please remember to subscribe to this channel and like this video if you enjoyed it
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