Reflections on Quranic Context: Advancing and Deferring in Quranic Expressions

Authors

Ahmad Al-Balasi, Ahliyya Amman University, JordanFollow

Abstract

The Holy Quran is an eternal Godsend miracle which has baffled even the ancient Arabs as specialists in eloquence where they found it impossible to replicate any single verse in it in terms of its Purity, Perfections, and Marvels. Since the Quran is a miracle of the Creator, it is believed by Muslims that these miracles in the Holy Quran will last till Allah enforces his judgment on Earth. God has intended for the Quran to be the righteous Doctrine to which our lives would conform and be straightened up by. It is a comfort to the hearts of Muslims, and it is believed that humanity will not achieve happiness except by following its rules as it is directly delivered to us from our own maker who knows best what our needs are. Thus, It is only with Quran that humanity will achieve what is good for it in both this life and the afterlife.

This research studies an aspect of this miraculous nature of Quran namely dealing with the advancing and deferring of words, phrases, and sentences in the Quranic context. In addition, the study illustrates the ways and subtleties in the advancing and deferring in the verses of the Holy Quran in search for their rhetorical denotations and attempts to locate specific examples of this miraculous sign in them. This study has also presented the various opinions of early scientists regarding this specific miraculous aspect of the Quran as well as contemporary studies carried on by Modern researchers illustrated at the beginning of the research

Recommended Citation

Al-Balasi, Ahmad (2020) "Reflections on Quranic Context: Advancing and Deferring in Quranic Expressions," Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات: Vol. 21: Iss. 1, Article 11.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/jpu/vol21/iss1/11