Ahmad Al-Jallad
Ahmad Al-Jallad is an American philologist, epigraphist, and a historian of language. Some of the areas he has contributed to include Quranic studies and the History of Arabic, including recent work he has done on the Safaitic and Paleo-Arabic scripts. He is currently Professor in the Sofia Chair in Arabic Studies at Ohio State University at the Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures.[1]
Al-Jallad was born in Salt Lake City. As an undergraduate, he attended the University of South Florida. He entered Harvard University for his doctoral program in Semitic philology and received his Ph.D. in 2012. One of his mentors during his studies was Michael C. A. Macdonald from the University of Oxford. One of his earliest achievements was reconstructing a previously unknown Arabian zodiac from pre-Islamic Arabia. He is presently considered one of the foremost authorities on the early history of the Arabic language and script and he helps direct archaeological expeditions across the Middle East.[2]
Notable publications[edit]
- The Religion and Rituals of the Nomads of Pre-Islamic Arabia, Brill, 2022. Open-access.
- "The Pre-Islamic Divine Name ʿsy and the Background of the Qurʾānic Jesus," Journal of the International Qur'anic Studies Association (2021).
- A Dictionary of the Safaitic Inscriptions, Brill 2019.
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References[edit]
- ^ "Ahmad Al-Jallad | Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures". Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Muhanna, Elias (2018-05-23). "A New History of Arabia, Written in Stone". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-04-17.