Prof Adnan Muhammad Zarzour gained his undergraduate degree from the University of Damascus' faculty of Shari'a in 1960, and his Masters and PhD from Dar al-'Ulum, Cairo University. Over a long and productive career, he has taught at numerous universities throughout the Arab world. He is currently a visiting professor at Qatar University.
His scholarly work covers a wide spectrum of fields including: Qur'anic and Hadith studies, Islamic theology, intellectual history, scholarly biography, and studies in contemporary political philosophy, covering the topics of human rights, secularism and nationalism.