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The history and importance of the Qur’an

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What the syllabus asks of you

  • the revelation of the Qur’an to the Prophet (pbuh) between the years 610 and 632
  • the account of the compilation of the Qur’an under the Rightly Guided Caliphs
  • the major themes of the Qur’an as contained both in the passages set for special study and in other similar passages
  • the use of the Qur’an in legal thinking, and its relationship with the Hadiths, consensus (ijma‘ ) and analogy (qiyas)
  • its significance as the basis of all thought and action in Islam.

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Chapter 2: The History and Importance of the Qur'an

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