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Nuzhat al-A'yun al-Nawazir fi 'Ilm al-Wujuh wa al-Naza'ir
Nuzhat al-A'yun al-Nawazir fi 'Ilm al-Wujuh wa al-Naza'ir
Ibn al-Jawzi (Sunni/Hanbali) (d. 597 AH / 1201 CE)
Study of Qur'anic words that carry multiple meanings across different contexts.
Al-Bayan fi 'Add Ay al-Qur'an
Al-Bayan fi 'Add Ay al-Qur'an
Al-Dani (Sunni) (d. 444 AH / 1053 CE)
Foundational classical work on the numbering and division of Qur'anic verses.
Al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Qur'an (introductory volume) (ARB)
Al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Qur'an (introductory volume) (ARB)
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (Shia) (d. 1992 CE)
Influential modern methodological treatise on Qur'anic sciences, often published separately as "Prolegomena to the Qur'an."
Al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Qur'an (introductory volume) (ENG)
Al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Qur'an (introductory volume) (ENG)
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (Shia) (d. 1992 CE)
Influential modern methodological treatise on Qur'anic sciences, often published separately as "Prolegomena to the Qur'an."
Al-Burhan fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an
Al-Burhan fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an
Al-Zarkashi (Sunni/Shafi'i) (d. 794 AH / 1392 CE)
One of the two great classical encyclopedic works on Qur'anic sciences.
Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir (ARB)
Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir (ARB)
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (Sunni) (d. 1176 AH / 1762 CE)
Foundational South Asian treatise on principles of tafsir methodology.
Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir (ENG)
Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir (ENG)
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (Sunni) (d. 1176 AH / 1762 CE)
Foundational South Asian treatise on principles of tafsir methodology.
Al-Itqan fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an (ARB)
Al-Itqan fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an (ARB)
Al-Suyuti (Sunni) (d. 911 AH / 1505 CE)
The single most comprehensive classical encyclopedia of Qur'anic sciences.
Al-Itqan fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an (ENG)
Al-Itqan fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an (ENG)
Al-Suyuti (Sunni) (d. 911 AH / 1505 CE)
The single most comprehensive classical encyclopedia of Qur'anic sciences.
Al-Kashf 'an Wujuh al-Qira'at al-Sab'
Al-Kashf 'an Wujuh al-Qira'at al-Sab'
Makki ibn Abi Talib (Sunni) (d. 437 AH / 1045 CE)
Classical work explaining the grammatical/linguistic basis of the seven canonical readings.
Al-Madkhal li Dirasat al-Qur'an al-Karim
Al-Madkhal li Dirasat al-Qur'an al-Karim
Muhammad Abu Shuhbah (Sunni) (d. 1983)
Modern introductory survey of Qur'anic sciences.
Al-Mufradat fi Gharib al-Qur'an
Al-Mufradat fi Gharib al-Qur'an
Al-Raghib al-Isfahani (Sunni) (d. early 5th AH / 11th CE)
Foundational classical dictionary of Qur'anic vocabulary, still a core reference.
Al-Muqaddima fi Usul al-Tafsir (ARB)
Al-Muqaddima fi Usul al-Tafsir (ARB)
Ibn Taymiyyah (Sunni/Hanbali) (d. 728 AH / 1328 CE)
Highly influential short methodological treatise on principles of tafsir.
Al-Muqaddima fi Usul al-Tafsir (ENG)
Al-Muqaddima fi Usul al-Tafsir (ENG)
Ibn Taymiyyah (Sunni/Hanbali) (d. 728 AH / 1328 CE)
Highly influential short methodological treatise on principles of tafsir.
Al-Muqni' fi Ma'rifat Marsum Masahif Ahl al-Amsar
Al-Muqni' fi Ma'rifat Marsum Masahif Ahl al-Amsar
Al-Dani (Sunni) (d. 444 AH / 1053 CE)
Foundational classical work on Qur'anic orthography (rasm).
Al-Naba' al-'Azim (ARB)
Al-Naba' al-'Azim (ARB)
Muhammad Abdullah Draz (Sunni) (d. 1958)
Influential modern work on the Qur'an's internal unity and thematic structure.
Al-Naba' al-'Azim (ENG)
Al-Naba' al-'Azim (ENG)
Muhammad Abdullah Draz (Sunni) (d. 1958)
Influential modern work on the Qur'an's internal unity and thematic structure.
Al-Nasikh wal-Mansukh
Al-Nasikh wal-Mansukh
Abu 'Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam (Sunni) (d. 224 AH / 838 CE)
Earliest surviving dedicated work on abrogation in the Qur'an.
Al-Naba' al-'Azim (ENG)
Al-Naba' al-'Azim (ENG)
Muhammad Abdullah Draz (Sunni) (d. 1958)
Influential modern work on the Qur'an's internal unity and thematic structure.
Al-Nasikh wal-Mansukh (ARB)
Al-Nasikh wal-Mansukh (ARB)
Abu 'Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam (Sunni) (d. 224 AH / 838 CE)
Earliest surviving dedicated work on abrogation in the Qur'an.
Al-Nasikh wal-Mansukh (ENG)
Al-Nasikh wal-Mansukh (ENG)
Abu 'Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam (Sunni) (d. 224 AH / 838 CE)
Earliest surviving dedicated work on abrogation in the Qur'an.
Al-Qur'an fi al-Islam (FAR)
Al-Qur'an fi al-Islam (FAR)
Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i (Shia) (d. 1981)
Concise modern treatise on the nature and authority of the Qur'an in Islam.
Al-Qur'an fi al-Islam (ENG)
Al-Qur'an fi al-Islam (ENG)
Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i (Shia) (d. 1981)
Concise modern treatise on the nature and authority of the Qur'an in Islam.
Al-Tafsir wal-Mufassirun
Al-Tafsir wal-Mufassirun
Muhammad Husayn al-Dhahabi (Sunni) (d. 1977)
Major modern survey of the history of tafsir and biographies of exegetes.
Al-Tamhid fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an
Al-Tamhid fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an
Muhammad Hadi Ma'rifat (Shia) (d. 2007)
Major multi-volume modern Shia work on Qur'anic sciences.
Al-Tibyan fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an
Al-Tibyan fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an
Muhammad Ali al-Sabuni (Sunni) (d. 2021)
Popular modern textbook introduction to Qur'anic sciences.
Al-Wahy al-Muhammadi
Al-Wahy al-Muhammadi
Rashid Rida (Sunni) (d. 1935)
Modernist treatise defending the nature and reality of Qur'anic revelation.
Al-Wujuh wal-Naza'ir fi al-Qur'an al-Karim
Al-Wujuh wal-Naza'ir fi al-Qur'an al-Karim
Muqatil ibn Sulayman (Sunni) (d. 150 AH / 767 CE)
One of the earliest works on Qur'anic polysemy (words with multiple senses).
An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'an
An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'an
Ahmad von Denffer (Sunni) (1983)
Popular modern primer written directly for English-speaking audiences.
Approaches to the History of the Interpretation of the Qur'an
Approaches to the History of the Interpretation of the Qur'an
Ed. Andrew Rippin (Western academic) (1988)
Influential edited academic volume on the historiography of tafsir.
Approaches to the Qur'an
Approaches to the Qur'an
Ed. G.R. Hawting & Abdul-Kader Shareef (Western academic) (1993)
Academic essay collection on methods of Qur'anic study.
Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an
Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an
Ed. Jane Dammen McAuliffe (Western academic) (2001–2006)
The major modern academic reference encyclopedia on the Qur'an.
Funun al-Afnan fi 'Aja'ib 'Ulum al-Qur'an
Funun al-Afnan fi 'Aja'ib 'Ulum al-Qur'an
Ibn al-Jawzi (Sunni/Hanbali) (d. 597 AH / 1201 CE)
Broad classical survey covering many branches of Qur'anic sciences.
Geschichte des Qorâns (History of the Qur'an) (ENG)
Geschichte des Qorâns (History of the Qur'an) (ENG)
Theodor Nöldeke, Friedrich Schwally, et al. (Western/orientalist) (1860, rev. through 1938)
The foundational Western critical work on Qur'anic chronology and history.
Tarikh Al-Qur'an
Tarikh Al-Qur'an
Abu Abdullah al-Zanjani (Shia) (20th c.)
Well-known modern Shia study of the Qur'an's compilation and transmission.
Introduction to the Qur'an
Introduction to the Qur'an
Richard Bell (Western/orientalist academic) (1953)
Early influential Western critical introduction to Qur'anic studies.
Literary Structures of Religious Meaning in the Qur'an
Literary Structures of Religious Meaning in the Qur'an
Ed. Issa J. Boullata (Western academic) (2000)
Modern academic essay collection on Qur'anic literary analysis.
Mabahith fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an
Mabahith fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an
Manna' al-Qattan (Sunni) (d. 1999)
Extremely popular modern textbook on Qur'anic sciences.
Materials for the History of the Text of the Qur'an
Materials for the History of the Text of the Qur'an
Arthur Jeffery (Western/orientalist) (1937)
Foundational orientalist critical study of Qur'anic textual variants.
Qur'anic Studies: Sources and Methods of Scriptural Interpretation
Qur'anic Studies: Sources and Methods of Scriptural Interpretation
John Wansbrough (Western/orientalist) (1977)
Highly influential and controversial revisionist academic study.
Qur'anic Studies Today
Qur'anic Studies Today
Ed. Angelika Neuwirth & Michael Sells (Western academic) (2016)
Contemporary academic essay collection reassessing the field.
Rasm al-Mushaf: Dirasa Lughawiyya Tarikhiyya
Rasm al-Mushaf: Dirasa Lughawiyya Tarikhiyya
Ghanim Qadduri al-Hamad (Sunni, modern academic) (contemporary)
Modern linguistic-historical study of Qur'anic orthography.
Sayanat al-Qur'an min al-Tahrif
Sayanat al-Qur'an min al-Tahrif
Muhammad Hadi Ma'rifat (Shia) (d. 2007)
Major modern Shia defense of the Qur'an's textual integrity.
The Collection of the Qur'an
The Collection of the Qur'an
John Burton (Western academic) (1977)
Influential orientalist study of the codification of the Qur'anic text.
The History of the Qur'anic Text from Revelation to Compilation
The History of the Qur'anic Text from Revelation to Compilation
Muhammad Mustafa al-A'zami (Sunni, modern) (2003)
Modern comparative apologetic-academic study, contrasting Qur'anic and Biblical transmission.
The Origins of the Koran: Classic Essays on Islam's Holy Book
The Origins of the Koran: Classic Essays on Islam's Holy Book
Ed. Ibn Warraq (Western/critical) (1998)
Anthology compiling major orientalist essays, including Nöldeke and others.
The Qur'an as Text
The Qur'an as Text
Ed. Stefan Wild (Western academic) (1996)
Academic essay collection on textual approaches to the Qur'an.
The Qur'an in Context: Historical and Literary Investigations
The Qur'an in Context: Historical and Literary Investigations
Ed. Angelika Neuwirth, Nicolai Sinai, Michael Marx (Western academic) (2010)
Major contemporary academic volume situating the Qur'an in Late Antiquity.
The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia
The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia
Ed. Oliver Leaman (Western academic) (2006)
Modern academic reference encyclopedia on Qur'anic topics.
The Sectarian Milieu
The Sectarian Milieu
John Wansbrough (Western/orientalist) (1978)
Companion revisionist work situating the Qur'an's formation in sectarian debate.
Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim (Shia) (d. 2003)
Modern Shia primer on Qur'anic sciences.
Variant Readings of the Qur'an: A Critical Study of their Historical and Linguistic Origins
Variant Readings of the Qur'an: A Critical Study of their Historical and Linguistic Origins
Ahmad Ali al-Imam (Sunni, modern academic) (1998)
Modern academic study of qira'at variance, published by IIIT.
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