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Islamic Extremism: Martyrs get Grapes!

Christoph Luxenberg is a pseudonym used by the author of The Syro-Aramaic Reading Of The Koran: a contribution to the decoding of the language of the Qur'an (2000, English translation 2007), and several articles in anthologies about early Islam. He is a German scholar who holds a University of Heidelberg doctorate in Semitic linguistics. Luxenberg came into the public eye after 2000, following the publication of The Syro-Aramaic Reading Of The Koran which claimed that the language of the early compositions of the Qur'an was not exclusively Arabic, as asserted by the classical commentators, but rather is rooted in the Syro-Aramaic dialect of the 7th century Meccan Quraysh tribe. Luxenbergs premise is that the Aramaic language prevalent throughout the Middle East and during the early period of Islam was the language of culture and Christian liturgy and had a profound influence on the scriptural composition and meaning of the contents of the Koran. His interpretation in this video explains that suicide bombers are getting 'GRAPES' not the '72 Virgins' as promised.

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