• Earth as a Big Cradle
    • The Earth is the place of living, rest and comfort for mankind. The Beneficent God has created, on the earth, all the necessary means, and ...
    • The Miracle of Numbers in Qur’an
    • Check this out; very interesting findings of scientists of Qur’anic sciences might grasp your attention: The scientists discovered some verses in the Holy Qur’an that mention one thing is ...
    • The Proportion of Rain
    • Another item of information provided in the Quran about rain is that it is sent down to Earth in "due measure." This is mentioned in...
    • The Stages of Wind Formation
    • movement of air which forms between two different temperature centers. Due to the different pressures caused by different temperatures in the atmosphere...
    • The Weight of Clouds
    • The fact that a mass of 300,000 tons of water can remain aloft is truly amazing. Attention is drawn to the weight of clouds in other verses of the Quran...
    • Light and Dark
    • We all know that without light a person cannot see his surroundings with the naked eye. However, the light that we can see is only a very small part of all light-emitting energy...
    • The Expansion of the Universe
    • In the Qur'an, which was revealed fourteen centuries ago at a time when the science of astronomy was still primitive, the expansion of the universe was described in...
    • Creation from Hot Smoke
    • Scientists today are able to observe the formation of stars from a hot gas cloud. Formation from a warm mass of gas also applies to the creation of the universe...
    • Reduced Movement at Night
    • He splits the sky at dawn, and appoints the night as a time of stillness and the Sun and Moon as a means of reckoning...
    • The Quran on Mountains
    • Modern earth sciences have proven that mountains have deep roots under the surface of the ground....
    • Old manuscripts of the Quran
    • Most of the early original Qur"an manuscripts, complete or in sizeable fragments, that are still available to us now, are not earlier than the second century after the Hijra. The earliest copy, which was exhibited...
    • EARLY MANUSCRIPTS
    • IPTS Writing Material Early manuscripts of the Qur'an were typically written on animal skin. We know that in the lifetime of the Prophet, parts of the revelation were written on all kinds of materials, such as...
    • The Quran in Manuscript and Print
    • Writing, although not very widespread in pre-Islamic time, was well-known among the Arabs. The script used in the seventh century, i. e . during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad, consisted of very basic symbols, which expressed only the consonantal s.
    • The Mushaf Of 'Uthman
    • During the time of 'Uthman differences in reading the Qur'an became obvious, and after consultation with the Companions, 'Uthman had a standard copy prepared from the suhuf of Abu Bakr that were kept with Hafsa at that tim...
    • Collection of Revelation during the Prophet's Lifetime
    • During his last pilgrimage, at the sermon which he gave to the large gathering of Muslims, the Prophet said: 'I have left with you something which if you will hold fast to it you will never fall into error- a plain indicat...
    • THE MASAHIF OF THE COMPANIONS
    • ONS There are numerous indications in the literature of hadith that several of the Companions of the Prophet had prepared their own written collections of the revelations. [Suyuti. Itqan, I, p 62] The best-known among thes...
    • TRANSMISSION OF THE WRITTEN TEXT
    • EXT The Written Text at the Time of the Prophet Muhammad What is meant by Jam' al-Qur'an?The general meaning of jam' al-qur'an is to 'bring together the Qur'an'. This was done and has to be understood in two ways: Bringi...
    • CHAPTER 2
    • R 2 Transmission of the Qur'anic Revelation The revelation contained in the Qur'an has been transmitted to us by numerous persons in two ways: orally and in written form. MEMORISATION AND ORAL TRANSMISSION Memorisation b...
    • CHAPTER 1
    • R 1 The Qur'an and Revelation REVELATION AND SCRIPTURE BEFORE THE QUR'AN God's Communication with Man God communicated with man. This is the key concept of revelation upon which all religious belief - if more than a...
    • An introduction to The Sciences of the Quran
    • an  (Ulum al Qur'an) By: Ahmad von Denffer The Qur'an contains the revelations of Allah, the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe, to mankind. It is the message from God to man and therefore of utmost importance to us. ...