An introduction to Qur'anic sciences ('ulum al-Qur'an)

Studies of the Qur'anic sciences have either been partial, brief, or sectarian. In the main, such works have more or less ignored the contribution of the great Shia scholars to our understanding of the Qur'anic sciences. This book presents a fresh view of this important topic. It is of int...

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Main Authors: Jaffer, Abbas (Author), Jaffer, Masuma (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : ICAS Press , c2009
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245 1 3 |a An introduction to Qur'anic sciences ('ulum al-Qur'an)   |c Abbas Jaffer and Masuma Jaffer; with foreword by Mohammad Saeed Bahmanpour 
246 3 0 |a Quranic sciences 
246 3 0 |a 'Ulum al-Qur'an 
260 |a London :   |b ICAS Press ,   |c c2009 
300 |a xii, 295 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 23 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-292) and index 
505 0 |a 1. The Qur'annic sciences -- 2. The Qur'an -- 3. Revelation (wahy) -- 4. The revelation of the Qur'an -- 5. Occasion of revelation: asbab al-Nuzul -- 6. Verses and chapters of the Qur'an -- 7. The compilation of the Qur'an -- 8. The absence of distortion (tahrif) in the Qur'anic -- 9. Abrogation (naskh) and the Qur'an -- 10. Definite and indefinite verses in the Qur'an: muhkamat and mutashabihat -- 11. The recital of the Qur'an: al-Qira'a -- 12. The miracle of the Qur'an ijaz al-Qur'an -- 13. The Qur'an as a literary text -- 14. The Qur'an in translation 
520 |a Studies of the Qur'anic sciences have either been partial, brief, or sectarian. In the main, such works have more or less ignored the contribution of the great Shia scholars to our understanding of the Qur'anic sciences. This book presents a fresh view of this important topic. It is of interest to undergraduate students who are studying Islam 
650 0 |a Koran   |x Hermeneutics 
650 0 |a Koran   |x Introductions 
650 0 |a Koran   |x Theology 
700 1 |a Jaffer, Masuma ,   |e author 
999 |a 1000141015   |b Book   |c OPEN SHELF (30 DAYS)   |e Gong Badak Campus