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Marijn van Putten

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Marijn van Putten

@PhDniX

Historical Linguist; Working on Quranic Arabic and the linguistic history of Arabic and Tamazight. Game designer @team18k

The Netherlands

Joined April 2010

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Marijn van Putten
@PhDniX
Jun 16, 2021
"Is the Quran (perfectly) preserved?" is a question I get a lot. I'm never sure how to answer this, or why I am considered the person to ask. This is obviously a question of faith, not something that can be known as an absolute truth. Against better judgment, a small thread.
Marijn van Putten
@PhDniX
Jun 2, 2020
Replying to @BuckleButtercup
Marijn van Putten
@PhDniX
Oct 19, 2021
The name of God in the Quran is Aḷḷāh, that much is clear. We also know that the Quran explicitly equates its God with the God the Christians and Jews follow. Today Arabic Christian and Jews alike will indeed call their God that. But where does this name come from? 🧵
Marijn van Putten
@PhDniX
Oct 29, 2022
It may not look like it, but the script of this inscription is the script that would eventually evolve to become the modern Arabic script. This is the Nabataean Aramaic script, and I wanted to do a little thread on the evolution of its letter shapes. 🧵
Marijn van Putten
@PhDniX
Dec 23, 2022
The Quran was canonized around the year 650. After this standard was established, the text underwent no real changes. Any manuscript is word-by-word identical to the other, save for obvious mistakes and a few regional variants. But what about the time before this canonization? 🧵
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Marijn van Putten
@PhDniX
May 5, 2024
The modern forgery claiming to be a letter of the Prpophet Muhammad, now inexplicably preserved in a museum as a genuine item. There, fixed it for you.
Life in Saudi Arabia
@LifeSaudiArabia
May 4, 2024
The letter Prophet Muhammad ﷺ sent to Heraclius of the Roman Empire is preserved at the museum in the King Hussain Mosque (Jordan).
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Marijn van Putten
@PhDniX
Jan 20, 2019
Arabic is often called Luġat al-Ḍād "the language of the Ḍād". Clearly indicating that this language was considered unique specifically for its pronunciation of this letter. But how was it actually pronounced?
Marijn van Putten
@PhDniX
Jun 2, 2020
Rorrim smac eifles .toidi uoy
Marijn van Putten
@PhDniX
Apr 8, 2019
There are several letters of the prophet to several heads of state, which have been recorded in literary sources. There are some documents out there, which are said to be the actual letters mentioned in these sources Scholars rightly take these to be forgeries. Here's why:
Marijn van Putten
@PhDniX
Jun 2, 2020
Replying to @notbalin
Since some people seem to still be dumb enough to think that this is staged, because the affected eye "changed sides". Let's teach them something about selfie cams.
Marijn van Putten
@PhDniX
Jun 2, 2020
Replying to @BuckleButtercup
Marijn van Putten
@PhDniX
Oct 17, 2022
The biblical figure known in the Bible as Saul (Biblically Hebrew šå̄ʾūl) in the Quran carries a completely different name: ṭālūt. Where does this name come from, and how can we understand it? a little thread. 🧵
Marijn van Putten
@PhDniX
May 28, 2024
One has to wonder whether he would get away with this using not Muslim jargon but, you know, the actual words. "Counter to my previous opinion I *now* believe apostates should be executed". Sick fuck. Will report, but the obscurantist wording will probably fly past...
Hamza A. Tzortzis
@HATzortzis
May 28, 2024
Important clarification and apology: Over ten years ago, I made a statement about the hadd for ridda that was incorrect. I described the hadd and explained it in the wrong way. I have retracted those statements in the past and I reiterate now for the sake of clarity and 100%
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Marijn van Putten
@PhDniX
Mar 24, 2022
Finally a physical copy of my book in hand!
Marijn van Putten
@PhDniX
Feb 15, 2022
I was surprised to learn that "Quranic Arabic: From Its Hijazi Origins to its Classical Reading Traditions" has released early! It's the end result of years of research, and I'm proud of the result. And it's Open Access for everyone! Download it now! brill.com/view/title/615…