ʿUlūm al-Qur’an (Sciences of the Qur’an)
The term used for the various sciences and knowledge related to the Qur’an.
ʿUlūm al-Qur’an
This is the last divinely revealed Book, preserved for over 1400 years.
The Qur’an
This Qur’anic name, meaning “Criterion,” distinguishes truth from falsehood.
al-Furqān
He was the very first man and prophet.
Ādam (AS)
The companion who knew where every surah was revealed and about whom every verse was revealed.
ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd (RA)
The largest and most written-about discipline within Qur’anic sciences.
Tafsīr al-Qur’an
This angel brought the Qur’an to Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ.
Jibrīl (AS)
This name, appearing ~55 times, means “The Reminder.”
al-Dhikr
He was the first messenger sent to guide people from shirk to tawḥīd.
Nūḥ (AS)
This companion was regarded as the foremost expert in Qur’anic recitation.
Ubayy ibn Kaʿb (RA)
Imam al-Zarkashī listed 43 topics of Qur’anic sciences in this famous work.
al-Burhān fī ʿUlūm al-Qur’an
This month is described as the time when the Qur’an was first revealed.
Ramadan
This Qur’anic name, meaning “The One Sent Down,” highlights gradual revelation.
al-Tanzīl
The first six months of the Prophet ﷺ’s revelation came in this form.
True dreams
The three cities that became major centers of Qur’anic learning after the Prophet ﷺ, linked to Ibn ʿAbbās, Ubayy ibn Kaʿb, and Ibn Masʿūd.
Makkah, Madinah, and Kūfa
The scholar who authored al-Itqān fī ʿUlūm al-Qur’an and discussed 80 sciences.
Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī
The Qur’an warns most strongly against this greatest sin.
Shirk
This name refers specifically to the physical bound copy of the Qur’an.
al-Muṣḥaf
Qur’anic revelation is called this type of waḥy, while hadith and sunnah are called this.
Waḥy Matlū (recited) and Waḥy Ghayr Matlū (non-recited)
The Egyptian scholar whose al-Burhān became the foundational encyclopedia of Qur’anic sciences.
Imam al-Zarkashī
The field that examines abrogation, including which verses were abrogated and how many.
al-Nāsikh wal-Mansūkh
The word "Qur’an" comes from the Arabic root qaraʾa, meaning this.
To recite
The term Muṣḥaf comes from this Arabic root, meaning “collection of pages.”
Ṣaḥīfah
According to al-Shūrā: 51, Allah communicates with Prophets in these three ways.
Direct inspiration, from behind a veil, or through an angel
Jibrīl often appeared to the Prophet ﷺ in the form of this companion, known for his extraordinary handsomeness.
Dihya al-Kalbī (RA)