Toward the Text and the Language of the Quran

About this book

Between the corridors of ancient words and the horizon of modern linguistic theories, the book "Toward the Text and the Language of the Quran" by Dr. Ibrahim El-Dessouki appears as a bridge of knowledge linking the authenticity of the Arabic grammatical heritage with the breakthroughs of contemporary "text linguistics." This work is no dry academic research, but an exploratory journey into the depths of the Quranic text, transcending the narrow boundaries of "the sentence" to swim in the vast space of "the text." The book begins by opening windows of mystery around the repetition of the story of Moses, peace be upon him, in the Holy Quran: is it mere repetition? Or a masterful fabric of hidden relations binding the scenes into an integrated artistic tableau? Through the "seven criteria" of text linguistics, the author decodes the ciphers of texture and coherence, diving into the depths of "informativity" and "intertextuality," revealing how the Quran explains itself in a living structure whose parts never separate. It is a call to all worn out by the search for the locus of miracles and the beauty of arrangement; to see how voices harmonize and meanings respond.