Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim wa al-Inaya bihi fi Ahd al-Nabi

Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim wa al-Inaya bihi fi Ahd al-Nabi (The Revelation of the Noble Quran and Its Care During the Era of the Prophet) is a contemporary monograph on Quranic sciences by Abd al-Wadud Maqbul Hanif focusing on the modes of Quranic revelation and the preservation of the text during the prophetic period Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim w….

Composition and Context

The study was prepared as a research contribution for the seminar Inayat al-Mamlaka al-Arabiyya al-Saudiyya bi al-Quran al-Karim wa Ulumihi ("The Care of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Noble Quran and Its Sciences"), organized in Medina by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawah and Guidance, represented by the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim w….

Structure and Content

The work consists of an introduction, two main chapters, a conclusion, and general indexes of sources and topics Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim w…+1:

• Chapter One: The Revelation of the Noble Quran (Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim): Divided into three sections:
  1. The revelation of the Quran, addressing both its unitary descent as a whole from the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawh al-Mahfuz) to the lowest heaven and the wisdom behind it, and its piecemeal revelation to the Prophet ﷺ Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim w….
  2. The underlying wisdoms behind the gradual descent of the Quran in stages Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim w….
  3. The revelation of the Quran in seven modes (al-ahruf al-saba), encompassing transmitted narrations, the wisdoms of this facilitation, and the definition of the seven modes Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim w…+1.
• Chapter Two: Care for the Quran in the Era of the Prophet ﷺ (al-Inaya bi al-Quran fi Ahd al-Nabi): Divided into three sections:
  1. Care for the Quran through memorization (hifzan) Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim w….
  2. Care for the Quran through transcription and writing (kitabatan) Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim w….
  3. Care for the Quran through practical implementation (tatbiqan) Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim w….

Key Conclusions

The author highlights several main findings in the conclusion of the research Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim w…:

• There is no contradiction between the unitary descent of the Quran and its piecemeal revelation; it descended at once from the Preserved Tablet to Bayt al-Izzah in the lowest heaven and was subsequently revealed piecemeal over time Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim w….
• The Quran is unique among the revealed scriptures in combining both modes of descent, sharing unitary descent with earlier scriptures while being uniquely distinguished by gradual revelation Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim w….
• Reliance in the prophetic era was primarily on memorization rather than writing, though the entire text was recorded in written form across scattered materials without yet being assembled into a single bound codex Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim w….
• The fundamental purpose of the revelation is recitation, memorization, contemplation, and adherence to its teachings in practice Nuzul al-Quran al-Karim w….