Critical analysis of the arguments of the proponents and opponents of verbal Purposes in Quranic intervals

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD student in Comparative Interpretation at Qom University, Qom, Iran.

2 Professor, Department of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Qom University, Qom, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor of Ebrahimi Religions, Qom University of Religions and Religions, Qom, Iran.

Abstract

Sometimes there are changes in the beginnings of the verses, which some commentators and linguists see as the reason for these changes in the intervals of the verses. Such an analysis raises the question of whether it is possible for God to make a change in the Quran that has only a verbal purpose? This article discusses this: “What are the approaches to this issue?”, “What is the historical trajectory of these approaches?”, “What are the origins, presuppositions, and arguments of each approach?”, and “What are the criticisms of the justification methods and arguments of each approach?" The research method is descriptive in the presentation and explanation of views and analytical in the critical part (analysis of presuppositions and methods of argumentation). The supporters of purely verbal purposes consider verbal aesthetic purposes to be meaningful and believe that there is no obstacle to the will of these purposes without the will of a meaningful purpose. Opponents believe that the absence of a purpose in the intervals of verses is incompatible with the power and wisdom of God. The latter sometimes consider even the changes that occur in ordinary texts without a meaningful purpose to be meaningful in the Qur'an. They regard such a belief as a necessary consequence of faith in the expressive miracle of the Qur'an. The opponents are criticised in two respects: First, it is methodologically impossible to speak about the language of the Qur'an with presuppositions and verbal arguments without phenomenological investigation. Second, it is possible from the argumentation to provide a linguistic explanation for the phenomenon of "interval change with verbal intention" that is compatible with the power and wisdom of God and the miracles of the Qur'an. In conclusion, there is no decisive reason to prohibit will for purely verbal purposes in the Quran.
 

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  • Receive Date: 06 November 2021
  • Revise Date: 12 February 2022
  • Accept Date: 01 June 2022

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