Abstract
The Holy Quran is the last revealed book of
Allah Almighty. It is the basic source of the teachings
of Islam. It presents a complete guidance in all
aspects of life. How to understand it and what are the
basic principles for learning Quranic sciences?
Some separate books have been written for
this purpose, i.e. Allama Zarkashi's "Al-Burhan fi
‘Uloom al-Quran", Allama Suyuti's "Al-Itqan fi
‘Uloom al-Quran" and Allama Zarqani's "Manahil
al-‘Irfan fi ‘Uloom al-Quran".
Imam Shah Wali Ullah is one of them also.
He presented some principles for understanding the
Holy Quran. In this article the principles for
understanding the Holy Quran as seen by Shah Wali
Ullah is discussed in a scholarly manner.
Main topics of this article are as:
a. Shah Wali ullah's books regarding Quranic
Sciences.
b. Shah Wali ullah's Basic sources regarding
Quranic Sciences
c. Five sciences in the Holy Quran.
d. Number of Abrogated verses of the Holy
Quran according to Shah Wali ullah.
e. Concept of causes of revelation according to
Shah Wali ullah
f. Shah Wali ullah and Isolated Letters.
Dr. Karim Dad, Sareer Khan. (2019) Shah Wali ullah's Principles of Understanding the Holy Quran: A Critical Review, The Islamic Shariah & Law, Volume-01, Issue-1.
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