About Dr. Yousef Abu Awwad
Dr. Yousef Fouad Abu Awwad is a Jordanian writer and researcher, born in Amman, Jordan, in 1984. He specializes in Arabic linguistic studies and the analysis of the Quranic text.
He completed his PhD in Linguistic Studies / Arabic Language in 2018, graduating from the World Islamic Sciences and Education University (WISE), Amman, Jordan, after the approval of his thesis entitled “Contrastive Formal Shift in the Holy Quran”.
He has devoted himself to studying the Quranic text linguistically across every level of linguistic analysis: phonetic, morphological, syntactic, stylistic and textual. He has written many articles in this field and produced many video episodes explaining Quranic concepts on the basis of their linguistic analysis.
In addition to the doctoral thesis mentioned above and many published articles, he has written a number of books, including:
His works
- The Major Rules of the Clear Arabic Tongue – Toward a New Method for Studying the Quranic Text
- The Journey of the Book's Descent: From Adam to Muhammad ﷺ
- A Critique of the Narrative of Reports Attributed to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
On this website he also offers a recorded course titled «Explaining the Major Rules of the Clear Arabic Tongue» with video explanations of the book's content. His works can be found on the Dr. Yousef Abu Awwad's books page.
His teaching and academic experience
He has worked as a teacher, lecturer and supervisor of Arabic in many educational institutions for more than 18 years, and has taken part in a number of academic conferences and seminars as a researcher and discussant.
His articles and lectures
His articles are published in Al-Mujtama Magazine, and his video episodes are available on YouTube. To get in touch, you can use the Help and Contact page.