THE DEFINITION OF ULUMUL QURAN 

Ulumul quran is a compound word consisting of two words, namely "ulum" and the Quran. the word "ulum" is a form plural of science. said science terbentukdari lafadz "alima yalamu ilman" meaning al fahm (understand) and al idrak (invention). 

and the term: 

-according al qaththan uluum al quran is a science that includes discussions pertaining to an al quran side asbab information about an nuzul, codification and orderly writing Qur'an, verses revealed in Mecca and Medina and other things related to the Qur'an. 

-according al zarqaniy interpret uluum Qur'an as some of the discussion related to the Qur'an and the down side, the writing sequence, codifying how to read, miracle, nasikh and mansukh. rejection of things that cause doubt to it, as well as other things. 

-according ash syahbah uluum Quran as a science that has many objects. discussion related to the Quran, starting from the downs, the order of literature, codification,reading, interpretation and mansukh nasikh miracle, muhkam and mutasyabih and other discussions. 

THE SCOPE OF ULUMUL QURAN 

The scope of the subject there uluum Qur'an 6: 1) nuzul al quran 2) sanad 3) qiraat 4) words in the Quran 5) the meaning of the words alquran dealing with legal issues 6) the meaning of Qur'an relating to the meaning of words. 

1. The discussions related to nuzul Qur'an 

- Awqat mawatin wa al muzul (past and the decline in verse Qur'an either entering a period makiyyah / madaniyya 

- Asbab al nuzul (because it causes the decrease Qur'an) 

- Chronicle al nuzul (historical decline in al quran either the first or the last first lowered the repeated lowered down separately or pooled. 

2. The discussion related to sanad concerning: 

- History of mutawattir 

- History of ahad 

- Miscellaneous qiraat prophet 

- The narrators and Quran memorizers 

- The way how the reception history (tahammul) 

3. The discussion related to qiraat, the procedure involves reading Qur'an: 

- How to stop (waqf) 

- How to get started (ibtida) 

- Relating to lahjah or dialects (imalah) 

- Reading a stretched (madd) 

- Reading the letter hamzah alleviated (takhfif Hamzah) 

- Includes a dead letter to the vowels afterward. 

4. The discussion related to words Qur'an concerning: 

- gharib 

- mu'rab 

- majaz 

- synonyms 

- mustarah 

- istarah 

- tasybih 

5. The discussion related to the meaning of the words al quran related legal issues 

- Verses meaningful public (amm) which remains in generality. 

- Verses of the amm containing specific understanding and ditakhsiskan by sunnah. 

- Verses are nashshi 

- Verses Zahir 

- Verses mujmal (global) 

- Verses mufashal (detailed) 

- Verses mantuq 

- Verses mutlaq 

- Verses muqayyad 

- Verses muhkam 

- Verses mutashabihat 

- Verses abstruse 

- Verses nasikh 

- Verses mansukh 

- Verses muqadam 

- Verses muakhkhar 

- Verses ma'mul (put into practice) at certain times 

- Verses ma'mul (put into practice) by one only. 

6. The discussion of the meaning of Qur'an relating to the meaning of words. This issue involves: 

- Fashsal (separator) 

- Washshl (connectivity) 

- Ijaz (short) 

- Ithnab (long) 

- Musawwah (same) 

- Qashar (short) 

- Qunyah (bad title) 

- Laqab (good title) 

BRANCH BRANCH OF SIGNIFICANT ULUM AL QURAN 

ulum principal branches Qur'an there are seventeen (ash Shiddieqy, 2009: 88-92), namely 

- Science mawathin al Nuzul that explains the place, the season, the beginning and the end of the fall of the verse. 

- Science annals al Nuzul, which explains past and orderly decline in paragraph one by one from start to finish 

- Science asbab Al Nuzul of explaining reasons why the decline in verse. 

- Science qiraat namely that describe miscellaneous reading Qur'an which have been accepted apostles SAW. There are ten kinds of qiraat 

  The authentic and some others are not authentic 

- Science tajwid, which explains how to read the Qur'an, the start and end, and other things related 

  by reading the Qur'an. 

- Science Gharib al Quran, which explains the meaning of the words is odd that no ordinary book or books are not included in the conversation 

  daily. This explains the science of words are smooth, high, and quaint. 

- Science'i'rab Koran, which explains vowel (rows) of the Quran and the position of a word in a sentence. 

- Science Wujuh wa al Nazhair, which explains the words of the Quran that have more than one meaning in accordance with the place words in the Qur'an. 

- Science Ma; rifath al muhkam wa Al Mutasyabih, which explains the verses are included muhkam and mutasyabih. 

- Science Nasikh wa Mansukh, which explains the included mansukh verses in the Quran. 

- Science Bada; u Koran, which describes the beauty of the structure of language Quran 

- Science Ijaz al-Koran, yait explain the strength of al Qran so it is seen as a miracle. 

- Science Tanasub Koran, which describes the conformity between verses or mailing letters in the Quran. 

- Science Aqsam Koran, which explain the meaning and purpose of God's purpose oath in the Quran. 

- Science Amtsal Koran, which explains the parable parable contained in the Quran. 

- Science Jidal Koran, which explains many kinds of debates that were introduced to the polytheists and other groups contained in the Quran. 

- Attitude recitations of the Quran, which states the rules or the rules of manners in reading al-Quran. 

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ULUM AL QURAN 

Growth and development uluum Qur'an is divided into two periods, before and a preparation of manuscripts of the Quran 

a. before Codification 

The period before preparation of Manuscripts is a period of growth and development uluum Quran time of the prophet, the caliph fuel ash, and the Caliph Umar ibn Khattab. 

At the time of the Prophet, al quran maintained by means of revelation to the Prophet and the Companions of the people. He explained the interpretation of verses of the Quran interpretation 

with sayings, deeds, approvals, as well as the character and his nature, is in accordance with the content of the letter's contents Nahl verse 44. 

"We sent down unto Qur'an so that you may explain to mankind what has been revealed to them, 

so they thought " 

the friends provided the ability to memorize even though most of them are not good at reading and writing. 

with this capability, Al-Quran easy to memorize by them. Not only that, they are also easy to plan explanation explanation of the content of the Quran. Therefore 

Quran preserved in their rote. 

b. The preparation period Mushaf 

The period of preparation of manuscripts occurred since the caliph Uthman ibn Affan. At this time, the Islamic empire ever wider and the Muslims scattered in various 

area with various tribes and cultures including language. This fact has led persealisihan between 

Muslims on the Koran, especially about reading the Koran. Seeing this, the caliph Uthman ibn Affan make policy by ordering all the people 

Muslims to collect back all the verses of the Quran were never collected in the caliphate of fuel ash in a collection of writings or manuscripts, a collection of writings or this codex 

then known as the Ottoman or Manuscripts Manuscripts priest, a collection of writings or manuscripts. collection of writings al quran in the days khalofah uistman and is based on a policy of Caliph Uthman. 

This policy includes procedures and forms the al- Quran known to science or science rasm Al Quran Ottoman rasmil. 

Great effort caliph Uthman ibn Affan became the basis of the first of bookkeeping Quran is very useful to maintain the purity Qur'an and unify 

Muslims back into a way of life that is no longer a dispute in a text.