This subject introduces students to the foundational sciences of the Quran, including its revelation, preservation, and transmission; variant readings (qirāʾāt); theories of abrogation (naskh); Quranic inimitability (iʿjāz); etiquette with the Quran; and approaches to exegesis (tafsīr). Students develop an understanding of the historical and scholarly foundations of Quranic studies, the methods used by classical scholars to interpret the Quran, and the principles governing its recitation and interpretation.
Students undertake a more extensive study of the Quranic sciences, exploring the historical development of the discipline and the scholarly principles governing the understanding and interpretation of the Quran.
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Students receive an introductory study of the foundational sciences of the Quran, focusing on its revelation, preservation, transmission, and interpretation.
