The word ‘Ulum is plural form of ‘Ilm which means knowledge or science. ‘Ulum al-
Qur’an, therefore, literally means “Sciences of the Qur’an.” Thus, it can be defined as
the knowledge of those sciences that have a direct bearing on the recitation, contents,
understanding and implementation of the Qur’an. It is, therefore, a vast field of
Islamic learning. It refers to all the fields of knowledge which serve to elucidate the
Qur’an or which are derived from it. Included among them are knowledge of Tafsir
(exegesis), Qira’aat (recitations), Rasm al-Qur’an (art of writing the Qur’anic script),
I‘jaz al-Qur’an (miraculous aspects of the Qur’an), Asbab al Nuzul (reasons for
revelations), al-Nasikh wa al Mansukh (abrogating and abrogated verses), I’raab al-
Qur’an (Qur’anic grammer), Gharib al Qur’an (unusual Qur’anic terms), religious
rulings and Arabic language and literature
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