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Quranic sciences

Course Description: A study of select sciences related to the Holy Quran, demonstrating their impact on exegesis and understanding meaning, extracting benefits and unique insights from Quranic verses, deriving legal rulings, and exploring various aspects of its miraculous nature.
Credits: 2
Objectives of the course :

The student will become familiar with the sciences that help in understanding the Holy Quran.
– The student should explain the concept of Ulum al-Quran (Sciences of the Quran), Makki and Madani (Meccan and Medinan revelations), Nasikh and Mansukh (abrogating and abrogated verses), the Seven Ahruf (seven dialects/modes of recitation), and Asbab al-Nuzul (occasions of revelation).
– The student will explain how the Holy Quran was revealed to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and the duration of its revelation.
– The student analyzes issues of Quranic sciences, demonstrating the relationship between them and other sciences.
The student shall perform their responsibilities in studying the specified subjects, adhering to values and interaction skills.
– The student collaborates with classmates to discuss issues related to the assigned topics, using modern technology to gather information.

Course outputs :

Knowledge and understanding:
The student should understand the concepts of: (Sciences of the Qur'an - Meccan and Medinan - Abrogation and Abrogated - The Seven Dialects and Causes of Revelation).
2- The student should explain how the Holy Quran was revealed to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and the duration of its revelation.
Skills:
1- The student applies the rules of Quranic sciences to the relevant verses.
2. The student extracts the relationship between Quranic sciences and other sciences.
Values, autonomy and responsibility:
1- The student should exhibit Islamic values and morals during discussions to refute doubts raised about the compilation of the Holy Quran.
2. The student will lead discussions on issues related to the branches of Quranic sciences.

Additional information:

Course Topics:
Definition of Quranic Sciences, its Importance, Types, and the Most Important Works in It.
The Descent of the Holy Quran. .
Meccan and Medinan.
Reasons for revelation.
The writing and compilation of the Holy Quran.
The seven letters.
The abrogating and the abrogated.
The comprehensive and the detailed.
Public and private.
Absolute and restricted.
The muhkam and mutashabih.
Truth and metaphor.
The apparent and the interpreted.
Spoken and understood.

  • Last updated: 2026-06-03

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