The Inner Music of the Quran and Semantic Plurality: Explaining the Interaction of the Inner Sound of the Word on the Transmission of Meanings in the Quran

Akbari,, Arefeh Zahra; Soltani Renani, Muhammad; Tayyeb Hosseini,, Seyyed Mahmood

doi:10.30512/kq.2025.22913.4033

The Inner Music of the Quran and Semantic Plurality: Explaining the Interaction of the Inner Sound of the Word on the Transmission of Meanings in the Quran

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Arefeh zahra Akbari, ¹

Muhammad Soltani Renani ²

Seyyed Mahmood Tayyeb Hosseini, ³

¹ Doctoral student of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Isfahan University

² Department of Quranic Sciences and Hadith, Faculty of Theology and Ahl al-Bayt Studies, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

³ Professor, Quranic Studies Group, Research Institute of Hawzah and University, Qom, Iran.

10.30512/kq.2025.22913.4033

Abstract

This study systematically investigates the interplay between the inherent musicality of Quranic words and the semantic structure of its verses. It adopts an innovative approach and a pheno-semantic analytical framework that precisely connects phonological, syllabic, and semantic variables. The necessity of this research stems from the fundamental question of how the internal music of the text, beyond its mere acoustic appeal, plays a crucial role in conveying profound and multifaceted meanings. By addressing the gap in previous studies, which often focused solely on the phonetic and aesthetic aspects, this research clarifies a new dimension of the Quran’s rhetorical and substantive miracle. The research method is descriptive-analytical, and the data consists of numerous examples from the Holy Quran. These data were collected and analyzed through a comprehensive examination of the elements that generate internal music, such as the properties of letters, verse intervals, repetition, and prosodic meter.

A significant innovation of this research is the explanation of the central role of internal music in the multifaceted meaning within a single application. This implies that sound and meaning are manifested as mirrors of each other, and the close relationship between musical features and the meaning of the verses leads to a deeper understanding of the Quran's beauty.

Keywords

Quranic words

sound

inner music

meaning

rhythm

sound-meaning

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