Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran

Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran

Literary techniques of persuading the audience in the interpretation of the Mavaheb Al-Rahman (Case study: the "Fangla" style in Surah Al-Baqarah)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Ph.D. student in Arabic Language and Literature, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran.
2 Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran.
3 Professor in Arabic Language and Literature, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran.
Abstract
Persuasion of the audience is one of the key topics of literature and exegesis, which originated from classical literary techniques and has evolved in the modern era. Interpreters use various literary techniques for this purpose. The present article, which is conducted in a descriptive-analytical manner, seeks to examine one of the distinctive and lesser-known techniques of persuasion of the audience, namely the “fanqla” style in the interpretation of Muhaybah al-Rahman by Abdul Karim Modarres, a prominent Iraqi scholar and interpreter. The “fanqla” style is actually the combined use of the condition and the interrogative that persuades the audience to accept, submit, and agree with the opinion. The common structure “If I said: ... I said: ...” in exegetic texts has become known as the “fanqla” in which a hypothetical question is raised by the audience, and after that the interpreter provides a detailed and logical answer to convince the audience, accompany him, or refute the opinions of opponents. Among the important results of this research, which has examined the interpretation of Surah Al-Baqarah, are: The teacher has used the "Fangla" method in important and complex topics, such as: issues of belief, disbelief and faith, retroactive divorce, marriage, and the devil, which are the subject of many controversial topics; to further explain the subject in question and make his audience understand, he has used the structure "If I said: ... I said: ..." and "If I said: ... we said: ...".
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 01 September 2025

  • Receive Date 16 May 2025
  • Revise Date 28 June 2025
  • Accept Date 28 June 2025
  • Publish Date 01 September 2025