ʿudūl in the Qur'an and its Effects on tafsīr. Issue 1 (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ahmad al-Zahrani, Mashraf Ibn
• Is Part Of: Journal of Qur'anic studies. Volume 17:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 194
• Page End: 149
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: 297.1226
• DOI: 10.3366/jqs.2015.0188
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1465-3591

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>This study examines aspects of <italic>ʿudūl</italic> (linguistic and stylistic departure for rhetorical purposes) in the Qur'an alongside its use in <italic>tafsīr</italic> to help ascertain the deeper meanings of the Qur'an. It highlights the precedence of the <italic>mufassirūn</italic> in considering this aspect of Qur'anic style, and the ways in which scholars of rhetoric benefitted from their findings. To this end, it first studies the term <italic>ʿudūl</italic> and its development, and then discusses the relationship between it and related terms, demonstrating how the features of <italic>ʿudūl</italic> give it a semantic capacity that give it priority over other related aspects of Qur'anic style. The article then discusses the classification of types of <italic>ʿudūl</italic> in the Qur'an in terms of their application to both individual words and larger structures, and gives practical examples illustrating its effects in elucidating meaning in the Qur'an.</p> </abstract>