Mathematical Miracles in the Quran

Al-Kermani dealt with the meanings of repetition in the whole of the Qur'ān. He said many times that these repetitions are actually not repetitions at all, as every word has its own meaning and purpose. He mentions 590 repetitions in his book. (Friday khutbah/sermon at Civic, Canberra on 26 February, 2016

Friday khutbah/sermon delivered at Civic, Canberra, on 19 February, 2016

Friday khutbah/sermon delivered at Civic, Canberra, on 4 March, 2016

Friday khutbah/sermon delivered at Civic, Canberra, on 12 February, 2016

A Friday khutbah/sermon delivered at Civic, Canberra, on 11 March, 2016

Islamic Studies

Word repetition is a feature that exists in all languages, and serves different purposes, rhetorical, emphatic, or otherwise. A problematic issue arises when a translation is attempted of repeated words in a target text. The dilemma is that owing to the different ways of expression and tools available to every language, what fits one language may prove absurd in another. When dealing with the translation of repeated words in a sacred text, this proves to be much more problematic. This paper deals with this specific area as far as repeated words in the Holy Qur’an are concerned. The present paper argues that each repeated word in the Qur’anic text serves a particular purpose which may be totally defeated, and, perhaps, the whole message distorted if the translator fails to render repetition in the same way. This, by no means, resolves the repetition conundrum. However, to put it in simple terms, the translator could, in an attempt to maintain the accuracy and faithfulness, and at the same time, maintain the flow of the translation, make use of footnotes to draw the attention of the reader/critic to the actual wording of the original. In this way, the translator minimizes the effect of, at least, the form of the original on the translation. The meaning is (hopefully) preserved, and thereby, the reader/critic - and most importantly - the believer, is satisfied by accounting for all the words in the text involved.

2023

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AJIS: Academic Journal of Islamic Studies

Language and literature have a complex relationship with religion. The concrete example of these relationship can be observed in the Qur’an. The Qur’an as a Muslim holy book is revealed in Arabic which is fulled by beautiful language styles. Even, the beauty of diction in the Qur’an was recognized by prominent Arabic literaturer in his time. One of language style which dominates the beauty of the Qur’an is repetition. Therefore, the research of repetition in the Qur’an is importance in term of linguistics, literature, and religion. Through a qualitative approach and content analysis, this research aims to explore the types of repetition in one of Madaniyah’s surah, namely al-Fath. The results are found in this surah as follows. 1) There are four types of repetition in surah al-Fath, namely phonological, morphological, syntax, and semantic repetition. 2) The most common repetition found in Surah al-Fath is phonological repetition then syntax repetition. 3) Themost common type of phon...

2017

Repetition of words and verses in the Quran is among the miracle aspects of the Quran. It reveals the eloquence of the Quran as the Quran only contains pertinent repetition hence, preserves it from abhorred repetition. Among the word that is mentioned repeatedly is the word al-ma’ or ma’ . However, the word is mentioned repeatedly in different context. The two words literally mean water but due to the different context, the real meaning of the words must be understood according to their respective context. The word al-ma’ or ma’ in the same context refers to the same meaning but repetition of each context in different syles have certain intents. For this study, special focus is given only to seven context because there is repetition of verses according to those context which justifies the study on the intent of repetition. This study is a qualitative study and the approach is content analysis. Data were collected through content and document analysis upon which data were analyzed th...