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🎙️ In this episode of the Real Talk Podcast, we’re thrilled to welcome back to the channel the eminent Mr. James Howard-Johnston to discuss the contents of his recent article, “The Qur’an as a Historical Source” 📜✨ (link below ⬇️).
James Howard-Johnston is a Lecturer in Byzantine Studies at the University of Oxford, and author of the monumental Witnesses to a World Crisis: Historians and Histories of the Middle East in the Seventh Century — a masterclass in deep source analysis. His work examines the formative phase of Islam through both Islamic and non-Islamic sources, offering an unparalleled look at this pivotal historical period.
In this discussion, we explore:
🔍 Why he considers the Qur’an a key historical source
📆 What a chronological reading of the text—alongside other materials—can reveal about the Prophet’s evolving role as both a spiritual and political leader of a religion that reshaped the world
🔗 Link to the article:
https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jiqsa-2024-0006/html
💬 Be sure to like, share, subscribe, and let us know your thoughts on this powerful and thought-provoking discussion!
Published: 17 May 2024 ·
Uploaded: 11 May 2026
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