Qur'an & Tafsir Curriculum
A Qur'an pathway beginning with selected surahs in English, moving through preservation and ulum al-Qur'an, then into Arabic tafsir and verses of legal rulings.
Qur'an & Tafsir Curriculum
Qur'anic reading, preservation, sciences, tafsir, and legal verses.
A Qur'an pathway beginning with selected surahs in English, moving through preservation and ulum al-Qur'an, then into Arabic tafsir and verses of legal rulings.
The purpose of this track
The Qur'an curriculum begins with guided English readings of selected surahs and an introduction to the preservation of the Qur'an.
It then moves into ulum al-Qur'an, Arabic tafsir, legal verses, linguistic tafsir, athari tafsir, i'rab works, and gharib al-Qur'an.
Recommended path
Students should begin with the English reading courses and QRN101, then proceed into the Arabic sciences and tafsir sequence.
- Selected surahs: QRNFTH–QRNMLK
- Preservation: QRN101
- Ulum al-Qur'an: QRN201–QRN301
- Tafsir and legal verses: QRNTFSR1 and beyond
Progression
From selected surahs to Arabic tafsir.
Reading & Preservation
Selected surahs and how the Qur'an has been preserved.
Ulum al-Qur'an I
Begin formal study of the sciences of the Qur'an in Arabic.
Ulum & Tafsir
Move into deeper Qur'anic sciences and Arabic tafsir.
Specialized Tafsir
Legal verses, linguistic tafsir, athari tafsir, i'rab, and gharib works.
Courses
Qur'an and Tafsir course sequence.
| Course | Code | Prerequisites | Language | Lessons | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading the Quran in English: Surat al-Fatiha | QRNFTH | None | English | 2 | 1 |
| Reading the Quran in English: the Last Ten Chapters | QRNLTC | None | English | 4 | 1 |
| Reading the Quran in English: Yasin | QRNYSN | None | English | 6 | 1 |
| Reading the Quran in English: al-Waqiah | QRNWQA | None | English | 3 | 1 |
| Reading the Quran in English: al-Mulk | QRNMLK | None | English | 3 | 1 |
| How the Quran has been preserved | QRN101 | None | English | 10 | 1 |
| علوم القرآن : المستوى ١ | QRN201 | QRN101 | Arabic | 20 | 2 |
| علوم القرآن : المستوى ٢ | QRN301 | QRN201 | Arabic | 20 | 3 |
| التفسير الوجيز للدكتور وهبة الزحيلي | QRNTFSR1 | QRN201, FQH21D, BLF2 | Arabic | 120 | 3 |
| نيل المرام من تفسير آيات الأحكام | QRNAHKM | QRNTFSR1 | Arabic | 80 | 4 |
| تفسير البيضاوي - سورة البقرة | QRNTFSR2 | QRNTFSR1 | Arabic | — | 4 |
| نماذج من التفسير اللغوي | QRNLG | QRNTFSR2 | Arabic | — | 4 |
| نماذج من التفسير الأثري | QRNATR | QRNTFSR3 | Arabic | — | 4 |
| نماذج من كتب إعراب القرآن | QRNIRB | QRNTFSR1 | Arabic | 40 | 4 |
| تفسير غريب القرآن لابن قتيبة | QRNGRB | ARB30S | Arabic | — | 4 |
Move from reading to tafsir.
Begin with selected surahs, then grow into the sciences and Arabic study of the Qur'an.
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