Concept of Al-‘Amm (General) and Al-Khass (Specific) in the Glorious Qur’an: The Perspective of Shaykh ‘Abd Allah BnFoduye
- February 8, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Islamic Studies
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue I, January 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
Dr. Muhammad Sani Abdullahi Jos
Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Abstract:–Muslims have from earliest times applied themselves not only to the message from Allah-the Qur’an-but also to its setting and framework, and the preoccupation with these ultimately developed into the sciences of or ‘knowledge’ about the Qur’an, known as “‘Ulumal-Qur’an.”
‘Ulum al-Qur’an (Qur’anic Sciences) covers many areas such asasbab al-Nuzul (causes of revelation), the knowledge of Makki and Madani revelations, the knowledge of the various forms (al-Ahruf) it was revealed in, the understanding of its al-Nasikhwa al-Mansukh abrogated rulings and verses, the knowledge of the various classifications of its verses (Muhkamand Mustashabih, ‘Amm (general) and Khass(specific), Mutlaq and Muqayyad among the others).Therefore, the paper attempts to discuss the definition of Qur’anic sciences, Scope of Qur’anic Sciences, Aim and Objectives of Qur’anic Sciences, and Significance of Qur’anic Sciences to the Muslim Ummah. Furthermore, the two concepts that are Al-Amm and Al-Khass among the various topics in the Qur’anic sciences will be discussed extensively under the perception or views of ShaykhAbd Allah BnFoduye. The analytical method is used while gathering data of this research.
Keywords: Al-‘Amm (General) and Al-Khass (Specific), Glorious Qur’an, and Shaykh ‘Abd Allah BnFoduye
I. INTRODUCTION
Al-Qur’an has generally been accepted as a term referring to the book containing the speech of Almighty Allah which has been revealed to the last and final Messenger Muhammad (Peace be upon him) through the medium of Angel Jibril (A.S) to serve as guidance to the entire World (Ibn al-Mandhur, 1414 A.H).The word“Qur’an” is a verbal noun derived from the root Qara’a, Yaqara’u, Qiratan (Muslim, 1978 &Anis, 1972). It literally means “reading” or “recitation” which happens in several Qur’anic verses as follows:
