The Miraculous Language of the Qur'an by Bassam Saeh

The Miraculous Language of the Qur'an by Bassam Saeh is a study of the language of the Qur'an and why that language has been understood as miraculous and as evidence of its divine origin.

The book approaches the Qur'an through its language, setting Qur'anic expression alongside the language of pre-Islamic poetry, the words of the Prophet, and the Arabic familiar to its first listeners, in order to show what is distinctive about the Qur'an's own way of speaking. It considers how a revelation in Arabic could at the same time present an Arabic that felt entirely new to those who first heard it, and why that newness shaped the response of early audiences as well as later readers.

What readers will explore:

• The idea of miraculousness in language, and what it means for a text to be inimitable
• Qur'anic expression set against pre-Islamic poetry and Prophetic speech
• How the Qur'an's language was heard and received by its earliest audiences
• The distinctive features of Qur'anic wording, rhythm and structure, in general terms

Who this book is for: Readers interested in the Qur'an, the Arabic language, and Islamic thought, and anyone who wants a clearer sense of why the Qur'an's language holds a central place in Muslim belief.

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