Re-reading the stractural cohesion of surah Āl ʿImrān’s through the symmetrical order theory (focusing on Nevin Reda’s approach)

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1 Assistant Professor, Teaching Quran and Hadith, Islamic Education University, Qom, Iran.

2 Ph.D. student, Teaching Quran and Hadith, Islamic Education University, Qom, Iran.

10.30512/kq.2024.20753.3771

Abstract

Many Western thinkers believe that the Qur'an has a discrete content, but some thinkers reject this belief and try to prove the structural integrity of the Qur'an text. "Nevin Reda", a contemporary Quranic scholar, discusses. Because among the structural and content division of the Qur'anic surahs such as bowings and prostrations, Reda's structural method distinguishes itself in a systematic way in such a way that Reda discusses the two structures of linear and circular composition in Surah Al-Imran: He divides the entire parts of Surah Al-Imran into It is divided into three parts in terms of subject, each of which has its own sub-topic which will be expressed in circular or thematic composition. He explores each of the three parts of the surah in terms of linear and literal composition. Therefore, in a structural way, it provides the possibility of rejecting the problems of Orientalists on the high wall of civil society like Al-Imran. At the same time, there are some methodological flaws in the division of Reda, such as ignoring some topics and words that could help to better understand the structure and content. In addition, Reda does not consider the repetition of key words in the surah and does not mention some words in the sections where they are repeated. This indicates the need for more accuracy in the analysis and interpretation of the text of the Qur'an and emphasizes the importance of carefully examining the basis of the division before presenting the interpretation.

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Ketab-E-Qayyem
Volume 15, Issue 32
March 2025
Pages 19-39

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  • Receive Date: 15 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 06 June 2024
  • Accept Date: 10 June 2024

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