Ulum Al-Qur'an : An Introduction to the Sciences of The Qur'an

Title: Ulum Al-Qur'an : An Introduction to the Sciences of The Qur'an
Author: Ahmad Von Denffer
ISBN: 9780860372486
Publisher: Islamic Foundation (UK)

This work is the first of its kind in English, covering the entire spectrum of Qur'anic Sciences. Precise, concise and systematic in its coverage of traditional subjects as meaning of revelation, history and transmission of the text of the Holy Qur'an, asbab al-nuzul (occasion of revelation), commentaries, etc. It also touches on topics such as Orientalism, and issues of Arabic script.