Detailed Description
1. Gateway to the Qur'anic Sciences
Imam Jalāl ad-Dīn as-Suyūṭī wrote one of the leading comprehensive manuals on ʿUlūm al-Qurʾān entitled al-Itqān fī ʿUlūm al-Qurʾān. The text here translated is a summary by Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Arqahudān of many major topics covered in the Itqān.
2. With the Noble Qur’ān
The beauty of this book is in the author’s comprehensive compilation of Qur’ānic verses, prophetic ḥadīths, and opinions of the traditional scholars on some of the main discussions surrounding the Qur’ān. In ten chapters, he effectively covers the superiority of the Qur’ān, the etiquette, rewards, and virtues of listening, reciting, and memorising it, the correct method of recitation, the ruling of using melody and of crying out of the fear of Allāh, and the warning against forgetting the Qur’ān, along with a satisfying discussion on its seven variant readings.
3. The History of The Quranic Text, from Revelation to Compilation
This expansive book provides unique insights into the holy text’s immaculate preservation, as well as exploring many of the accusations leveled against it. The reception of divine revelations, Prophet Muhammad's role in disseminating and compiling these verses, and the setting of the text’s final external shape are scientifically examined alongside such topics as the origins of Arabic, the so-called Mushaf of Ibn Masud, and the strict methodology employed in assembling textual fragments.
4. Approaching the Qur'anic Sciences
This publication presents a new translation of Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani's original Urdu work on the Sciences of the Qur'an, titled Ulum al-Quran. Covering a broad spectrum of Qur'anic sciences from the Sunni scholarly tradition, including themes like revelation, textual preservation, and exegesis, the author addresses prevalent Orientalist objections that were significant during its initial writing, some of which persist to this day.