Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Understanding the Uniqueness of the Qur'an

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Introduction
• Approaches to the Understanding of the Qur'an 
• 1. Authentication
• 2. Analytical Study
• 3. Study of the Sources of Ideas
• The Three Distinguishing Characteristics of the Qur'an 
• Conditions Necessary for the Study of the Qur'an
• Uniqueness of the Qur'an
• Is the Qur'an Understandable?
• Issues in an Analytical Study of the Qur'an 
• How does the Qur'an Introduce Itself?
• The Language of the Qur'an
• The Qur'an's Addressees
• Conception of Reason in the Qur'an
• Evidence in Favour of the Authority of Reason
• 1. The Qur'an's Emphasis on Rationalism
• 2. References to the Law of Causality
• 3. Rational Basis of Divine Commands
• 4. Combating Deviations of Reason
• The Qur'anic Viewpoint Regarding the Sources of Error
• Qur'anic Outlook Regarding the “Heart” 
• Definition of the Heart
• Characteristics of the Heart