Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran

Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran

Investigating the Quranic style of repetition and its types and functions in Abul Futūh Rāzī’ interpretation

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Ali AliMohammadi 1
AliReza Baqer 2
Simin Valavi 3
1 PhD student, Department of Quran Sciences and Hadith, Arabic Language and Literature, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Arabic Language and Literature, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Associate Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Arabic Language and Literature, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
1022034/sshq.2022.357157.1195
Abstract
Rawz al-jinan and rawh al-janan, written by Abu al-Futuh Razi, is one of the most important Persian interpretations of the sixth century A.H that has been researched in various aspects and angles, including theological, doctrinal, jurisprudential and lexical issues as well as the writing style of the work and its prose and the translation of the Quran. Despite this fact, rhetorical issues, especially semantics and Quranic rhyme, have not received much attention in aforementioned interpretation from scholars in the field of the Quran and rhetoric. ‘Repetition’, considered as one of the important Quranic styles and one of the topics of semantics, constitutes the subject of this article. In this article, the authors have attempted to explore and explain the style ‘repetition’ in aforementioned interpretation in a descriptive-analytical and library manner. To do this, after having introduced aforementioned style from a lexical and idiomatic point of view et mentioned different types of ‘repetition’, les authors examined its place in this interpretation and they came to the conclusion that Abu al-Futuh focused on the method ‘repetition’ and that he explained its functions, implications and concepts and that he justified its different uses in the Quran, which can be a basis for further research on his points of view and rhetoric ideas. In addition to being influenced by other researchers and commentators.
Keywords
"repetition"
"semantics"
"Rawḍ al-Jinān and Rawḥ al-Janān"
"surah al-Kafirun"
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Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran
Volume 6, Issue 10 - Serial Number 10
sixth year First issue, tenth consecutive. Spring and summer 2022
September 2022
Pages 1141-161

  • Receive Date 21 August 2022
  • Revise Date 20 September 2022
  • Accept Date 14 November 2022
  • Publish Date 23 August 2022