"Not only the greater part of the religious vocabulary, but also most of the cultural vocabulary of the Quran is of non-Arabic origin."
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quoted from Robert Spencer, Did Muhammad Exist? (2021)
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Arthur Jeffery
Arthur Jeffery (18 October 1892 in Melbourne, Australia – 2 August 1959 in South Milford, Canada) was a Protestant Australian professor of Semitic languages from 1921 at the School of Oriental Studies in Cairo, and from 1938 until his death jointly at Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Jeffery was awarded a D.Litt. from Edinburgh University in 1938. He is the author of extensive historical studies of Middle Eastern manuscripts. His important works include Materi
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