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Quranic Rhetoric
Advanced
Morphology
Rhetorical Devices — Verbal Embellishments
Most famous verbal embellishments in the Quran: (1) Jinas: sound-alike words with different meanings. (2) Saj': harmonious fasila endings …
Quranic Rhetoric
Intermediate
Ilm al-Badi'
Paronomasia in the Quran — "They Tarried Only an Hour"
Definition: Paronomasia (jinas): two words similar in sound but different in meaning. Main types: perfect (identical letters and form) and…
Quranic Rhetoric
Advanced
Ilm al-Badi'
Epanalepsis — Returning the End to the Beginning
Definition: Epanalepsis (radd al-'ajz 'ala al-sadr): ending speech with what it began — either the same word or something similar. A rheto…
Quranic Rhetoric
Intermediate
Ilm al-Badi'
Saj' and the Quranic Fasilah — Types and Effect
Definition: The Quranic fasilah: the letter(s) ending each verse, analogous to rhyme in poetry. Not mere saj' (prose rhyme) — it is a high…
Quranic Rhetoric
Advanced
Ilm al-Badi'
Parisis (Al-Mushakala) — "They Plotted and Allah Plotted"
Definition: Parisis (mushakala): mentioning something with the word of something else, matching it in expression — using a word in a conte…
Quranic Rhetoric
Advanced
Ilm al-Badi'
Quranic Badi' — Internal Music and the Beauty of the Fasila
What is Badi'? Badi': the science of verbal and semantic embellishment — enhancements that add sonic and intellectual beauty without being…