Gateway to the Qur'anic Sciences : Based on al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Qur'an (Imam Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti)

ISBN: 9781906949129
Author: Imam Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti; Omar Husain (translator)
Publisher: Turath Publishing
Pages: 146 Binding: Paperback

Description from the publisher:

Allah describes the Qur?an as the ‘guidance to mankind; and the Criterion (of right and wrong)' (2:185). Islamic scholars have therefore sought to explain the sciences associated with correctly understanding the revelation. This discipline has come to be known as ?ulum al-Qur?an; or ‘sciences of the Qur?an'; and includes many subjects; such as the nature and order of revelation; explanations of the types of expressions used in the revelation and how the sacred text is to be correctly recited. Imam Jalal ad-Din as-Suyu?i wrote one of the leading comprehensive manuals on ?ulum al-Qur?an; entitled al-Itqan fi ?Ulum al-Qur?an. The text here translated is a summary by ?ala? ad-Din Arqahudan of many major topics covered in the Itqan.