&gt; University of Oxford says the fragments were produced between the years 568 A.D. and 645 A.D. Muhammad is generally believed to have lived between 570 A.D. and 632 A.D.<p>Without a narrower range, it&#x27;s ridiculous to say that it predates Muhammad. At <i>most</i> it predates the first known, fully assembled Qur&#x27;an from 653CE.<p>(Aside: I realize this story comes from Fox News but its listing of dates as &quot;Anno Domini&quot; is in poor taste, given the subject matter.)