Qur’anic and Hadith Sciences

In brief: Specialise in Qur'anic and Hadith sciences: tafsir, ulum al-Quran, hadith transmission, criticism and the major collections, at the Islamic Institute of Advanced Research.

Study the Qur’an and the Prophetic traditions through the classical sciences developed to preserve and understand them.

Sample research areas

• Thematic or comparative tafsir studies
• Asbab al-nuzul and the structure of the Qur’an
• Hadith terminology (mustalah al-hadith) and narrator criticism
• A critical study of one hadith collection or chapter
• Tafsir and hadith in the Hanafi and South Asian tradition

Key sources and texts

• Classical tafsir works and modern Urdu and English commentaries
• Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim and the other canonical collections
• Works on usul al-hadith

Where graduates serve

• Teaching and da’wah
• Publishing and translation
• Research and further doctoral study

Available at: B.Litt (Hons) · M.Litt (Hons) · MPhil · D.Litt · Post-doctorate. Back to all fields.