Zarzour died in Jordan on Thursday, after more than six decades of scientific and academic activity, teaching at various Arab universities, and publishing dozens of books and research papers, Arabi21 website reported. 

He served as a university professor in several Arab countries, including Syria, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain, and held various academic and administrative positions.

This Syrian intellectual paid special attention to Quranic sciences, interpretation, theology, religions and Islamic thought, in addition to research on Islamic heritage texts.

Born in Damascus in 1939, Adnan Muhammad Zarzour completed his primary, secondary and high school education at the Jamiyah Al-Gharaa schools in Damascus, which are dedicated to teaching Arabic and Islamic religious sciences.

He studied theology and law and graduated from the Faculty of Theology at Damascus University in 1960. Adnan began teaching shortly thereafter and was appointed as a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Theology at Damascus University in 1962.

In 1964, he was sent to Cairo University on a scholarship to continue his postgraduate studies at Dar al-Uloom. He received his master’s and doctorate degrees in Islamic theology.

His master's thesis included a critical study of the book ‘Mutashabih al-Quran’ by Qadi Abdul Jabbar, and his doctoral dissertation was titled ‘Al-Hakim al-Jashmi and his methodology in interpreting the Quran’. He received his doctorate in 1969.

After returning from Cairo, Zarzour worked at several Arab universities and headed their theology departments.

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His biography, published on his official website, indicates that his complete works in Tafsir, Quranic sciences, Hadith, and Sunnah sciences have been compiled in a 12-volume collection, including eight main books and four research works.

Zarzour's activities were not limited to writing and teaching; he also served as a referee for academic research and scientific books for many years.

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