This module covers a study of the important sciences of the Qur’an through Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti’s Al-Itqan fi ‘Ulum al-Qur’an, Shaykh ‘Abdullah al-Juday’s Al-Muqaddimat al-Asasiyyah fi ‘Ulum al-Qur’an, Mufti Taqi Usmani’s An Approach to the Qur’anic Sciences and others.
The main topics covered through these books include extensive discussions on:
- The Principles of tafsir
- The Revelation of the Quran
- Makki and Madani surahs
- The Seven Recitals
- The Preservation of the Quran
- Abrogation within the Quran
- The Method of Exegesis
- The Recitation of the Quran
Upon completion of this module, students will gain a proficient understanding of the principles of many sciences of tafsir, thereby being able to conduct their own research on the Quran and exegesis for themselves and for their teaching.