Ahmad von Denffer
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The Qur’an contains the revelations of Allah, the Creator and Sustainer
of the Universe, to mankind. It is the message from God to man and
therefore of utmost importance to us. To properly grasp a message, one
needs first of all to understand its contents exactly, and for this
purpose one must study the Qur’an deeply and in detail. In fact, some
people do spend their whole lives studying the Qur’an, reading and
reflecting upon it and, as they grow and develop, both physically and
spiritually, they discover for themselves new meanings and implications.
Secondly, some special knowledge of the circumstances that surround the
message is also necessary for fuller understanding of its meaning and
implications. Although some part of this special knowledge can be
derived from the Qur’an itself, there remain other areas of knowledge
that can only be discovered by wider study and research. Muslims have
from earliest times, applied themselves not only to the message from
Allah the Qur’an but also to its setting and framework, and the
preoccupation with these ultimately developed into the ‘sciences’ of or
‘knowledge’ about the Qur’an, known as “ulum al-qur’an’. The contents of
this book are an Introduction to the Sciences of Quran. This concise
book deals with traditional Quaranic subjects such as the meaning of
revelation, history and transmission of Quaranic text, asbab al-nuzul,
exegesis, etc. Ulum al-Qur’an also contains issues of more recent
origin, for instance the recording of the Qur’an and orientalists’ views
regarding the Quran. The concluding chapter of this literature contains
valuable practical advice for reading and studying the Holy Book of
Islam.
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