Introduction

Question 1

what is the need of ulum al quran

Answer 1

This is concerned with understanding the science of the quran, not the sciences within the quran. This aims to look at various facets such as causation of ayats, and location.

Question 2

What is a pre-requisite to understanding tafsir?

Answer 2

Ulum al Quran is a prerequisite, this allows a contextual understanding for the tafsir.

Question 3

What are some topics comprising Quranic Sciences

Answer 3

• course of revelation
• occasions of revelations
• qirah / recitations
• miracle aspects of quran
• abrogation

Question 4

How was ulum al quran first introduced within the islamic ummah

Answer 4

• Imam Ali was said to be the first scholar comprising 60 topics of the various sciences of the quran.
• Up until the 6th century there were writings on specific topics and sections.
• After scholars wrote comprehensive books.

Question 5

What are notable works of ulum al Quran

Answer 5

The second stage of works were those among
* al burhan fi ulum al quran by zarkeshi
* al itiqan fi ulum al quran by suyuti
* al tamhid fi ulum al quran by marifat

Question 6

where did the term ulum al quran first appear

Answer 6

ibn al jawzi compiled two books named fanoon al fanaan fe ulum al quran

Question 7

Why does imam ali say to ibn abbas do not argue with the khawarij using Quran

Answer 7

Because the quran has many faces, if people differ on the principles of ulum al quran, their extrapolation of knowledge from the text may differ.

Question 8

Four famous names isms of the Quran

Answer 8

• Quran implying it is to be read
• al kitab implying comprehensiveness
• al furqan everlasting criterion between false and true, distinguisher also name of tawrat
• al mushaf implying within the covers it is between the covers

Question 9

how many surahs are in the Quran

Answer 9

114

Question 10

what is an ayat

Answer 10

ayat are the sections that make up a surah

Question 11

how did the prophet group the surahs

Answer 11

• al-saba3o al-ttawaal seven long ones
• me’oon the hundreds
• mathani the doubles
• mafasal the parted

Question 12

what is al saba30 al tawaal

Answer 12

the seven long surahs

Question 13

what are the hundreds maoon

Answer 13

me een are less than the long 7 but longer than 100 ayat

Question 14

what are the doubles mathaani

Answer 14

have less than 100 verses and are 20

Question 15

what are the shortly parted mafassal

Answer 15

the shortly parted which are many surahs comprising of 67

Question 16

What harmed the sources of quranic sciences in the first ah century

Answer 16

the first two caliphs forbade the writing down of narrations and the umayyads approved of this until omar ibn abdul aziz lifted this ban

Question 17

what is prohibition of narration in arabic

Answer 17

man3 al hadeeth

Question 18

What are the main discussions in ulum al quran

Answer 18

• names and components of quran
• features of quranic script
• course of revelation
• compilation of quran and its recitations
• makki and madani verses
• quran and sciences

Question 19

what is the hadith of the holy prophet where allah swt replaces knowledge of previous books with new revelations.

Answer 19

“I have been given in place of the Torah the seven long surahs (al-Sab’ al-Tiwal), in place of the Psalms (Zabur) the surahs with a hundred verses (al-Mi’in), in place of the Gospel (Injil) the surahs that are repeated (al-Mathani), and I have been favored with the Mufassal surahs.”

Question 20

What is the source for the narration where the prophet categorises the surahs and what is its significance

Answer 20

Musnad Ahmad, hadith number 17174.
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