The Way of the Qur'an

طريق القرآن

A trail through the Qur'an's life: revelation, memorization, recitation, exegesis and sciences.

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Walk this pathway

6steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Revelation

    'Read': the first descent in Hira's cave.

    Qur'an 96:1 · Qur'an 2:185

  2. Memorization

    A community that keeps its book by heart.

    Hifz al-Qur'an (memorisation)

  3. Tajwid

    Perfecting recitation through transmission.

    Tajwid (Qur'anic recitation rules)

  4. Completion

    The Ramadan completion and the life completion.

    Completing a Qur'an recital

  5. Exegesis

    From Ibn Abbas to Tabari's encyclopedia.

    Isnad · al-Tabari

  6. Qur'anic sciences

    Suyuti's Itqan: the book's sciences.

    al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Qur'an

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Overview

A path through the life of the Qur'an with the community: its revelation, memorisation, recitation, completion, interpretation and sciences.

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