IJASOS- International E-journal of Advances in Social Sciences

Abstract

Ulum al-Quran is one of the
courses offered to high school students, especially for those in Islamic
studies program. This course is offered to students studying in the program
because it contains the basic knowledge about the Quran which is the main
reference for the Muslims as a guide to life. The topics covered in this course
typically contains an introduction and the meaning of Ulum al-Quran, its
history and development, the revelation of Quran which also includes the first
and last verses, the reasons behind the revelation of the verses, the
revelation of Quran with 7 letters, makkiy and madaniy verses,
compilation of the Quran, the organization of verses and chapters in the Quran
and the writing of the Quran and qira'at (art of recitation of the
Quran). In addition, this course also usually includes discussions of
interpretation sciences and methods used by certain scholars, translation of
the Quran, the abolition of certain verses in the Quran and discussions on mutashabihat
verses. The main objective of this study is to see a comparison of the course
from general aspects, its course outline and the books or modules used. In
Malaysia, there are several higher learning institutions that offer Islamic
Studies programs such as shariah, theology (usuluddin), Islamic
civilization, Islamic faith (akidah), studies of the Quran, Sunnah
studies and other similar programs. Therefore, this study focuses only on
public universities that offer programs that include Ulum al-Quran course.
Institutions involved in offering such a course and involved in this study
include University of Malaya, National University of Malaysia, International
Islamic University Malaysia and Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia. This study was
carried out by observation of the course outlines provided by each institution,
hence the researchers made a comparison of all the institutions involved in
this study.