Quran: Language and Structure Theory 2022

Running Head: QURAN: LANGUAGE AND STRUCTURE
Quran: Language and Structure
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QURAN: LANGUAGE AND STRUCTURE1
Almalwoon
Sinai’s construction of Almalwoon meaning atheists as it appears in the Quran is that of
people who not only believe in Almighty but also those who negate the existence of any supreme
power or creator of the human life. The theory that he put forward is that they were people who
wanted to look out for the scientific reason for the different phenomenon which occurred even in
the narratives of the Quran.
The Almalwoon on the other hand, were to be treated by utmost severity by Allah as
repeated in a number of Suras throughout the Quran of the punishment and wrath of Allah bore
by the ancestors in the past who has refused to acknowledge his existence. In the biblical sense
Almalwoon is referred to the children whose parents are associated with the church and they
follow them in the religious belief and are baptized themselves (Rippin 2008). Christianity and
Islam are connected as both recognize Christ as a holy figure but the Quran calls him a prophet
and the Christians takes him as the Son of God.
Surat al-Najm
Surat al-Najm, the title denotes the meaning as – the star which is not what the Surat is
about. The Surat is a description of the Prophet’s legitimate role of being a prophet. It is the 53rd
chapter of the Quran and is considered to be one of the first revelations to be done by Prophet
Muhammad to the people of Arab where the Allah attests to his being the prophet under the
horizon covered by the stars which have born and died. The narrative is one of those where the
words are compact and practical to the point that it states only what is necessary and a reminder
of the previous civilizations who were under the command of Allah and had strayed from the
path and has been buried deep in the earth.
The narrative of the Surat is hymnal where the praise of lord is sung who is benevolent to
send his most beloved prophet irrespective of his ancestry and is a narration of the warning of
those who refuse to believe in the Prophet’s authenticity. There is a repetition of the praise of
Allah’s benevolent and merciful nature where the stress is on the fact that even though the people
whom he has made from the earth and who knows everything thought generated in them is
refuted by them.

QURAN: LANGUAGE AND STRUCTURE2
Surah al- Saff at
Sour 37 is one of the narratives of the prophet Ibrahim and his life and the conflict with
his father who was a polytheist and refused to believe in his son’s faith to turn towards the only
sustainer- Allah. The verses of the Surat 37 namely- Surah al- Saff at establishes the points of
Boullata in his article “Suran as a Unit” that Surats are tied according to the themes and their
coherence to one particular subject (Boullata 2003). The clear example of it being the Surat 37
where the central topic is the struggle of Ibrahim and the establishment of the image of an ideal
father figure who places the relationship with God more valuable than with his son which
reflects his belief that his son is the blessing of Allah. The sacrifice of his son on the command of
Allah to prove his loyalty and belief in him forms the literary entity which is being carried out by
the Muslims till date where they sacrifice animals on the 40th day after the completion of fasting
in the month of Ramadan. The Surat complies with the Boullata’s emphasis that the complete
182 verses which are divided into 5 sections revolve around Ibrahim’s exodus and the process of
settling in Mecca.
Sinai’s Argument on the Sour 37
Sinai’s argument on verses 102, 112-113- that they are the later additions to the sour 37
stands on the fact that Surat 37 has a certain similarity to the biblical story of Abraham. The
biblical tale clearly mentions the name of the Ishaq, the son of Abraham in Genesis 22 but there
is no specific consent from him during the time of his sacrifice for God while in the sour 37 the
verses 102 not only mentions the name of the son of Ibrahim, Ismail is clearly mentioned as a
prophet as well (Rippin 2008). Moreover, he is shown to be an ardent believer himself and is
taught to ask his father to blindfold himself in order to stop the fatherly love from hindering the
command of Allah.
Sinai’s argument stands to truth due to the fact that the Surat according to different
chronology depending on the division of Surats as Meccan and based on Medina, this was
supposed to be the 50th chapter but due to the rising resentment among the Quraish of Mecca, this
came as a warning and reiteration of the day of Judgment for the people.
Verse Length as a Chronological Marker
Nicholai Sinai’s hypotheses that the verse length can be used as the chronological marker
because the revelation of Quran was a miracle because the prophet was an illiterate in any