Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran

Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran

Criticism of Amin al-Jawzi's doubts about the literary-content structure of the Meccan verses of the Quran

Document Type : Original Article

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Assistant Professor of the Holy Quran University of Sciences and Education
Abstract
. However, Amin al-Jawzi claims in his book The Origins of the Quran that the literary structure of the Quran is in the form of letters, and these letters were sent by a Jewish-Christian sect called the Abionites to the Messenger of God (PBUH) as their ambassadors in the Hijaz. His view is based on the Meccan verses, and considering the difference in style between the Meccan and Madani verses, he claims that the Messenger of God (PBUH)’s communication with them was severed during the Madani period. Therefore, considering the importance of the subject of revelation and the miracle of the Quran, the aforementioned doubt was examined. The result is that the judicial view on the source of the Quran is incomplete and does not have an analysis on the source of the Madani verses, and all his evidence on the break between the Meccan and Madani verses, such as the fact that in the Meccan verses the Prophet (PBUH) is mentioned only as "the Messenger" or that the verses of the Meccan Surah are short and the Madani Surah are long, as well as the difference in their content, are subject to criticism. Therefore, his view on the intellectual and structural break between the Meccan and Madani verses is incorrect and cannot be used as evidence for his theory that the Meccan verses are subject to the letter.
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 10 September 2025

  • Receive Date 28 December 2024
  • Revise Date 27 February 2025
  • Accept Date 01 March 2025
  • Publish Date 10 September 2025