Shaykh 'Abd Allah bn Foduye and his Views on some of the Qur'anic Sciences

Shaykh Abd Allah Foduye was born in the year 1179A.H/1766-7.C.E Shaykh „Abd Allah bn Foduye under the
guidance of his parents memorized the Glorious Qur"an to heart very early in life. He learns other branches of
knowledge and jurisprudence from his elder brother, Shaykh „Uthman bn Foduye. On attaining the age of maturity
he studied Hadith together with his brother under the counsel of their uncle, Shaykh Muhammad Raji in the year
1201A.H. According to Shaykh Abd Allah bn Foduye Qur"anic science deals with so many things which are
related to the Glorious Qur"an such as revelation and manners related to it like reasons for revelation, the verses
those were revealed in Makkah and Madinah, day and night verses, summer and winter verses, and matters related
to its recitation (that is „Ilm Tajwid), compilation and preservation, among others. But the paper will only focus on
the following Qur"anic Sciences base on his perspective Al-Nasikh Wa Al-Mansukh (Abrogate and Abrogated),
Muhkam and Mutashabih (Clear and Ambiguous Verses), Al-„Amm (General) and Al-Khass (Specific), Al-Mutlaq
(The Absolute) and Al-Muqayyad (The Restricted or Qualified), Al-Mubayyan (The Decisive) and Al-Mujmal
(The Inconclusive), Al-Ta"arid (The Allusion) and Al-Tanaqud (Contradiction or Antinomy).