Certificate Program in ‘Ulūm al-Qur’ān

The Qur’ān contains the revelations of Allah SWT. It is the message from God to man and therefore of utmost importance to us. To properly grasp a message, one needs to understand its contents and also needs to know the circumstances that surround the message. Muslims have from earliest times applied themselves in studying and understanding the both and ultimately developed the 'Sciences' of or Knowledge' about the Qur’ān, known as the "‘Ulūm al-Qur’ān.”

Semester 1: 

The Definition of Ilm and Ulūm al-Qur’ān
○ The Definition of the Qur’ān
■ Names of the Qur’ān
○ The Qur’ān and Revelation
■ Definition of Revelation
■ Revelation of Qur’ān vs Revelation of Ḥadīth
○ Transmission of the Qur’ānic Revelation
○ The Qur’ān in Manuscript and Print
○ Form Language and Style
■ Language and Vocabulary
■ Muḥkamāt and Mutashābihāt (Clear and unclear Verses)

Semester 2: 

​○ Understanding the Text
■ Subjects of the Qur’ān
■ Makkan and Madinan Revelations
■ Asbāb al-Nuzūl
■ Al-Nāsikh wa al-Mansūkh (Abrogating and Abrogated Verses)
■ The Various Readings
○ Interpreting the Text
■ Tafsīr, Its Kinds and Principles
■ The Tafsīr Literature
■ Translation of the Qur’ān
○ Some Related Issues
■ The Qur’ān as a Miracle
■ The Qur’ān and Science
○ Reading and Studying the Qur’ān