**Objective:** This study aims to conduct a stylistic analysis of the story of Prophet Ayyub (Job) in the Holy Qur'an based on Paul Simpson's six-part model, with an emphasis on the chronological order of revelation.
**Method:** The research method is descriptive-analytical and relies on qualitative content analysis of the Qur'anic verses related to Prophet Ayyub. The data were examined using tools from functional linguistics, narratology, semiotics, and intertextuality theory, within the framework of Simpson’s six components: characterization, point of view, textual structure, social-linguistic code, textual medium, and intertextuality.
**Findings:** The findings indicate that the story of Ayyub, though concise, is symbolic and draws upon formal, action-oriented language imbued with moral and religious themes. The use of an omniscient narrator, precise linguistic characterization, cohesive textual structure, and intertextual references to earlier sacred texts are key features of this narrative. The chronological order of revelation reflects the developmental progression of the story’s meaning and style.
**Conclusion:** In the framework of Simpson’s narrative stylistics, the story of Prophet Ayyub in the Qur'an emerges as a multilayered, meaning-rich, and intertextual narrative with high interpretative potential. This analysis demonstrates the effectiveness of Simpson's theory in examining sacred texts and highlights the role of chronological revelation in shaping the semantic and stylistic evolution of Qur'anic stories.
alizadeh,I. and shad,M. (2025). Stylistic Analysis of the Story of Prophet Ayyub (Job) in the Qur'an Based on Paul Simpson's Model. (e230261). Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran, (), e230261 doi: 10.22034/sshq.2025.533033.1561
MLA
alizadeh,I. , and shad,M. . "Stylistic Analysis of the Story of Prophet Ayyub (Job) in the Qur'an Based on Paul Simpson's Model" .e230261 , Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran, , , 2025, e230261. doi: 10.22034/sshq.2025.533033.1561
HARVARD
alizadeh I., shad M. (2025). 'Stylistic Analysis of the Story of Prophet Ayyub (Job) in the Qur'an Based on Paul Simpson's Model', Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran, (), e230261. doi: 10.22034/sshq.2025.533033.1561
CHICAGO
I. alizadeh and M. shad, "Stylistic Analysis of the Story of Prophet Ayyub (Job) in the Qur'an Based on Paul Simpson's Model," Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran, (2025): e230261, doi: 10.22034/sshq.2025.533033.1561
VANCOUVER
alizadeh I., shad M. Stylistic Analysis of the Story of Prophet Ayyub (Job) in the Qur'an Based on Paul Simpson's Model. Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran, 2025; (): e230261. doi: 10.22034/sshq.2025.533033.1561