the qur'an in islam:
its impact and influence
on the life of muslims
acknowledgements
foreword
introduction
1) The Value of the Qur'an
in the eyes of the muslims
the qur'an contains a pattern of a complete way of life for man
the qur'an as a document of prophethood
2) The Teachings of the
qur'an
the universal import of the qur'an
the perfection of the qur'an
the eternal quality of the qur'an
the qur'an as a self-contained proof
the inner and outer dimensions of the qur'an
The Wisdom Contained in the Two Facets of the Qur'an: The Inner and
the outer
the two kinds of qur'anic verses: the explicit and the implicit
the meanings of the explicit and the implicit verses, according to the commentators and scholars
the method of guidance and explanation used in the rest of the qur'an
the commentary of the imams of the prophet's family concerning theexplicit and the implicitverses
the qur'an possessesrevelation and exegesis
the meaning of exegesis, according to the commentators andscholars
the meaning of exegesis in the tradition of thequr'anic sciences
the existence of abrogating and abrogated verses in the qur;an
applicability and validity of the qur'an
qur'anic commentary: its advent anddevelopment
the science of qur'anic commentary and the different groups ofcommentators
the methods used by the shi'itecommentators and their different groupings
how does the qur'an lend itself tointerpretation?
conclusion
an example ofcommentary on thequr'an with the aid ofthe qur'an
the validity of the commentary of the prophet and the imams
3) The Revelation of the
Qur'an
general beliefs of muslims concerning therevelation of the qur'an
the view ofcontemporarynon-muslim writersconcerning therevelation andprophecy
what the qur'an itselfsays concerning thismatter
divine revelation
the angel gabriel
the angels and the devils
the call of conscience
the reality of theprophet's mission
what the qur'an says about the meaning of revelation andprophecy
man 's innate nature
man 's path in traversing the road of life
man as a social being
the manifestation ofsocial differences andthe necessity of law
the intellect is notsufficient in guiding man towards respect of the law
the only way toguidance is that ofrevelation
some questionsanswered
the path of revelation isprotected against mistakes
the hidden reality of revelation
how the qur'an wasrevealed
4) The Relationship of the
Qur'an to the Sciences
praise of knowledge and the stimulation of thedesire to study
the sciences which thequr'an invites men tostudy
the sciences particular to the study of the qur'an
the sciences which developed because of the qur'an
5) The Order of the Qur'an's
Revelation and the Growth of the Qur'anic Sciences
the order in which the verses of the qur'anwere revealed
conclusions to be drawn
the reasons for therevelations
the method used indescribing "the reasons for therevelations"
further traditions concerning the order and place revelation ofthe chapters
The Gathering of the Qur'an into One Volume ( Before the Death of the
prophet )
after the death of theprophet
the importance muslimsattached to the qur'an
the qur'an is protected from any alteration
the recitation, memorization and transmission of the qur'an
The Different Groups of
reciters
the seven reciters
the number of verses inthe qur'an
the names of thechapters
calligraphy, orthographyand diacritical marks used in the qur'an