Abd al-Muhsin al-Mutayri
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Abd al-Muhsin al-Mutayri is a contemporary Kuwaiti scholar and professor of Quranic exegesis (Tafsir) at Kuwait University.
Academic Career and Education
His full name is Abd al-Muhsin ibn Zabin ibn Mutib al-Mutayri. He began his academic career as a teaching assistant at the College of Sharia at Kuwait University before pursuing graduate studies at Cairo University in the Faculty of Dar al-Ulum (Department of Islamic Sharia). There, he completed his doctoral dissertation under the supervision of Ibrahim Abd al-Rahim, earning his doctorate in 2003 with distinction and first-class honors.
Following his doctorate, he joined the faculty of the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies at Kuwait University, where he taught Quranic exegesis and supervised graduate students. In addition to his university duties, he served as the chairman of the board of directors of the Ayat Charity Association.
Scholarly Contributions
Al-Mutayri's primary research focuses on Quranic studies and polemics. His doctoral research was published under the title Daawa al-Tainin fi al-Quran al-Karim fi al-Qarn al-Rabi Ashar al-Hijri wa al-Radd alayha ("Claims of the Critics of the Noble Quran in the Fourteenth Century AH and Their Refutation"), which systematically examines modern polemical critiques leveled against the Quran and articulates responses to them.
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Daawa al-Tainin fi al-Quran al-Karim, originally titled al-Taan fi al-Quran al-Karim wa al-Radd ala al-Tainin fi al-Qarn al-Rabi Ashar al-Hijri, is a specialized study in Quranic polemics and apologetics. It examines the criticisms and defamation directed against the Quran, addressing the history, causes, and frameworks of polemical attacks while providing systematic theoretical and applied rebuttals to specific claims.