Did al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf canonise the Qu’ran? (Joshua Little)

Short answer: no. This was argued by Shoemaker and Little goes over it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN8TUNGq8zQ

The Quran was likely canonized before 656 CE, as evidenced by the consensus in reports of pre-canonization, lack of post-fitna anachronisms, and the shared text among conflicting sects. The Quran was canonized by the state in the early 700s, with variations attributed to alternative names for suras and possible mistakes, and al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf’s potential mistakes do not discredit the Quran (timestamp 26:24), Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf’s involvement in the canonization of the Quran is debated, with scholars disagreeing on the original Christian Arabic text and the dating of the redaction (49:11 timestamp), Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf did not canonize the Quran, as evidence shows he was hostile to existing versions and did not make significant changes to the text, with examples of variants in manuscripts being minor and random (1:33:30 timestamp).