Mufti Muhammad Taqi UsmaniPaperback, 370 pages9781915265388 This publication presents a new translation of Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani's original Urdu work on the Sciences of the Qur'an, titled Ulum al-Quran. Covering a broad spectrum of Qur'anic sciences from the Sunni scholarly tradition, including themes like revelation, textual preservation, and exegesis, the author addresses prevalent Orientalist objections that were significant during its initial writing, some of which persist to this day. Additionally, the work robustly tackles modernist critiques originating within the Muslim world. Contents Part One1. The Name 'Quran' and its Rationale2. History of the Revelation of the Quran3. The Seven Letters (Ahruf) of the Quran4. Nasikh and Manasik: the Abrogator and the Abrogated5. The Preservation of the Quran6. Objections against the Preservation of the Quran and their Answers7. The Truthfulness of the Quran8. The Topics of the QuranPart Two1. The Science of Tafsir and its Sources2. Unreliable Sources for Exegesis3. A Few Important Principles of Exegesis4. Some Exegetes of the First Centuries
