In the Name of Allâh, the Most
Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Dr. Abdul Radhi Muhammad Abdul Mohsen
This includes:
A - Expression: the eloquence of the Qur'an's expression
has two aspects: purity of language and impressiveness.
B - Meaning: the eloquence of the Qur'an as regards meaning
is obvious in three aspects:
1. The meaning is clear from the word itself.
2. The meaning conforms to the word, it is neither more than it to cause
disorder in the word nor less than it to cause disorder in meaning. That is
obvious in the Arabs' saying: "The killing stops killing" and what
the Almighty Allah, subhanahu wa ta`ala, says:
"And there is [a saving of] life for you in Qisas [the
law of Equality in punishment of murder]..." [Qur'an 2:179]
3. Saying many concepts in a few words.
C - The composition: The good composition of the Qur'an is
obvious in the following:
1. The Qur'anic speech is harmonious.
2. The measure is balanced and not inconsistent.
3. If a word is taken from its place, and the whole Arabic language is searched
for a better substitute, it will not be found. The Almighty Allah says:
"[This is] a Book, the Verses whereof are perfected [in every sphere of
knowledge], and then explained in detail from one [Allah] Who is All-Wise
All-Acquainted [with all things]." [Qur'an 11:1]
D - The artistic imagery:
This is a new aspect of the Qur'an's miraculous eloquence
revealed by Sayyid Qutb who studied the general principles of the artistic and
esthetical qualities of the Qur'an materialized in imagery that he considered
the preferred instrument in the style of the Qur'an, and the first rule of its
eloquence. It expresses in an imaginary image the mental meaning, the
psychological state, the tangible incident, the visible spectacle, the human
model and man's nature. Then that image is promoted and given life or renewable
movement, thus the mental meaning becomes a movement, the psychological state
becomes a spectacle, the human modem becomes a living person and man's nature
becomes visible. The listener forgets that he listens to a recital and imagines
himself in front of a spectacle that is presented or an incident taking place
in front of one's eyes.
The miraculous aspect of artistic imagery in the Qur'an is
that its instrument is the inanimate word and not the expressive persons, the
colours or the accompanying music.
Courtesy Of:
Islaam.com
Source: kalamullah.com
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