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Al-Itqan fi Uloom al-Quran is the most comprehensive and authoritative work on the sciences of the Quran (Uloom al-Quran). Jalaluddin Suyuti (1445–1505 CE), an Egyptian scholar of the Shafi'i school, compiled this encyclopedic work covering 80 different branches of Quranic sciences including revelation, compilation, abrogation, and exegesis. The book remains a standard reference for students and scholars studying the Quranic sciences.

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Jalaluddin Suyuti was a prolific scholar who authored over 500 works in various Islamic sciences including Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, and Arabic grammar. His other famous works include Tafsir al-Jalalayn (co-authored with Jalaluddin al-Mahalli) and Al-Durr al-Manthur fi al-Tafsir bil-Ma'thur. Al-Itqan is considered his magnum opus in the field of Quranic sciences and has been widely translated and studied across the Muslim world.

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