Department of Quranic Studies

The Department of Quranic Studies is one of the academic departments at King Saud University. It is dedicated to serving the Holy Quran, teaching it, spreading it, and calling people to it through its diverse academic programs and many scholarly theses. The department offers a stimulating academic environment that encourages learning and research progress, and it builds partnerships with relevant entities in order to prepare specialists in the Holy Quran and its sciences and to keep pace with technological developments in teaching them. The department's vision is to lead in graduating distinguished specialist researchers in teaching the Holy Quran and spreading its sciences. The department currently offers bachelor's programs for male and female students, accredited by the National Center for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation (NCAAA), as well as an Associate Diploma in Quran Teaching. It also offers two master's programs, the Master of Quranic Readings (Qira'at) and the Master of Quranic Exegesis (Tafsir), and two doctoral programs in Tafsir and Qira'at. Hundreds of students have graduated from its diploma, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs.