Scenes of Affliction in the Qur’an

(A rhetorical study)

Abstract

The study aimed to reveal the characteristics of the compositions related to scenes of affliction in the Holy Qur’an, and to contribute to transferring the rhetorical lesson from the theoretical perpetrator to the applied aspect, in addition to highlighting the aspects of the rhetorical miracle related to scenes of affliction in the Book of God, which remains throughout the ages and throughout the ages.

The analytical approach was used; In order to understand the world of words and their miraculous connotations, then talk about the rhetorical aspects through context, taking into account that the work focuses on the main rhetorical arts, and then seeks rhetorical investigations that cooperate with these main arts.

This study included an introduction in which it explained the importance of the topic, the reasons for choosing it, its purpose, previous studies, the methodology followed in the study, the research plan, and the chapters it included. The study also included a preface that included the concept of the scene, the concept of affliction in language, and the concept of affliction according to scholars in the field of study. Light of the verses of the Holy Quran.

The study consisted of three sections and was as follows:

• The first topic: The rhetorical characteristics of the scene of the affliction of the boy, by application to the affliction of Abraham by slaughtering Ishmael.
• The second topic: The rhetorical characteristics of the scene of the woman being afflicted with indecency, with application to Yusuf and the wife of Al-Aziz, and the evidence of Yusufiya’s innocence.
• The third topic: The rhetorical characteristics of the scene of the trial by fire, and the drowning in application to the trial of Abraham (the nation) by fire.
• Finally, the conclusion, which includes the most important results of the research, including:

1. The miracle of the Holy Qur’an lies in its wonderful systems and eloquent methods, which failed the Arabs and others, and will remain a miracle until the Day of Judgment.
2. Each Qur’anic surah has a distinct linguistic dictionary and prominent vocabulary that does not appear in other surahs, and if they are repeated, it is part of the miraculous Qur’anic rhetorical lesson.
3. The occurrence of the Qur’anic word in a specific context in any Qur’anic surah is followed by the clarification of the intended meaning.