Christoph Luxenberg
Christoph Luxenberg is a pseudonym for the scholar who authored The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran, first published in German in 2000 and translated to English in 2007.
The author argues that the early Quran was not written in pure Arabic but was heavily influenced by Syro-Aramaic, the lingua franca and Christian liturgical language of seventh-century Arabia.
Luxenberg proposes that many misunderstood Quranic passages result from misreading Aramaic-rooted words as Arabic.
The author maintains anonymity, likely due to the controversial nature of challenging traditional Islamic interpretations of the Quran's linguistic origins and composition.
