A comprehensive introduction to the foundational sciences surrounding the Qur’an – its revelation, structure, interpretation, and miraculous nature.
Module Description: This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the foundational sciences surrounding the Qur’an—its revelation, structure, interpretation, and miraculous nature. Students will explore how the Qur’an was revealed, compiled, and preserved; how its meanings have been understood through the centuries; and what makes it a living miracle. Drawing from classical and contemporary scholarship, the course equips students with a solid foundation in the major disciplines related to the Qur’an’s study and prepares them to engage more deeply with the divine text.
Module Outline
Below is the weekly outline for this module.
Week 1 – Foundations of the Qur’an
Week 2 – Context and Circumstance Reasons and Occasions of Revelation (Asbab al-Nuzul) Makkan and Madinan Revelation Openings of the Surahs
Week 3 – Compilation and Transmission Compilation and Preservation of the Qur’an The Quranic Script (Rasm al-Muṣḥaf) Modes of Recitation (Qiraʾat) and the Seven Aḥruf
Week 4 – Interpretation and Meaning Quranic Exegesis (Tafsir) Translation of the Qur’an
Week 5 – Legal Structure and Dynamics The Clear (Muhkam) and Unclear (Mutashabih) Verses The Abrogating (Nasikh) and Abrogated (Mansukh) Verses
Week 6 – Divine Challenge and Closing Reflections The Miraculous Nature of the Qur’an (Iʿjaz al-Qurʾan) Review, Q&A, and Key Reflections
Module Instructor
“The scholars are the inheritors of the prophets.” [Abu Dawud]
Ustadh Ammar Faiz
Ustadh Ammar Faiz
Ammar Faiz graduated with a Master’s in Engineering (MEng) and qualified as a Chartered Engineer (CEng). He worked as an engineer for five years before leaving his professional career in 2018 to pursue full-time Islamic studies, beginning in Cairo and continuing in Istanbul. Ustadh Ammar Faiz
Module Details
The Friday sessions are conducted online via Zoom.
Location
Online Zoom, link will be provided upon registration.
Date/Time
Starting – Sunday 20th July 2025 for 6 weeks Sundays – 11.00AM to 12.00PM
Module Content
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Knowledge
Knowledge is understanding that every choice and view one forms is framed in the guidance presented in the Quran and the Prophetic way as understood by Ahle Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah.
Practice
Practice seeks to implement that knowledge in all aspects of our lives. Sincerely applying knowledge facilitates the soul to acquire virtuous characteristics and move beyond its vices and capricious element
Realisation
The soul becomes receptive to realisations concerning God’s oneness, majesty, beauty, and how creation is an ongoing sign of Divine favour. This witnessing is highlighted in the Prophetic statement,‘Excellence is to worship Allah as though you see Him. If you do not see Him, He sees you.
Ustadh Ammar Faiz
Ammar Faiz graduated with a Master’s in Engineering (MEng) and qualified as a Chartered Engineer (CEng). He worked as an engineer for five years before leaving his professional career in 2018 to pursue full-time Islamic studies, beginning in Cairo and continuing in Istanbul.
There, he studied a broad curriculum in the Islamic sciences under senior scholars from Syria and Turkey. He completed the five-year intensive programme at the Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari Institute, becoming the first British graduate of the Maʿhad. He was awarded a certificate of distinction and received teaching licences (ijazat) in the Islamic sciences.
His teachers include prominent Syrian scholars such as Shaykh Mujir al-Khatib, Shaykh Khalid al-Kharsa, Shaykh Ahmed al-Fadhil, Shaykh Faiz Awad, and Shaykh Nadir Abu-Umar, as well as Turkish scholars including Shaykh Muhammad Arjaan.
He is now based in the UK, where he teaches various Islamic disciplines and Arabic across masajid and institutes.
