Abdulla Galadari is an Emirati scholar of Quranic studies.^[1] He is an associate professor at Khalifa University of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.^[2][3]

His work focuses on Qur'anic hermeneutics and the engagement of the Quran with Near Eastern traditions in Late Antiquity, employing a multidisciplinary approach that integrates cognitive science of religion and philology.^[4]

Abdulla Galadari completed two B.Sc. degrees from the University of Colorado, followed by an M.Eng. and an M.Sc. from the same institution.^[2] He received a Ph.D. in civil engineering at the University of Colorado and later earned a Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic studies from the University of Aberdeen.^[2]

Galadari serves as the convener of the Qur'an and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective section for the Society of Biblical Literature.^[2][5]

• Qur'anic Hermeneutics: Between Science, History, and the Bible (2018)^[6] (Translated into Turkish by A.Kadir Harmancı)
• Metaphors of Death and Resurrection in the Qur’an: An Intertextual Approach with Biblical and Rabbinic Literature (2021) (The book was named a finalist for the 2022 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion, Textual Studies, by the American Academy of Religion, "in recognition of...exceptional scholarship," as noted by the juries.)^[7]
• Spiritual Meanings of the Ḥajj Rituals: A Philological Approach (2021)

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