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 -