Editing the statement regarding what the commentators said about it, “a complete pause,” and its effect on the meaning from the beginning of Surah Maryam to the end of Surah An-Nas

Abstract

 This study offers an applied analysis of the instances of *perfect pauses* (waqf tāmm) explicitly identified by Qur’anic exegetes in their commentaries on the verses spanning from Surah Maryam to Surah Al-Nās. It aims to clarify the

terpretive and rhetorical effects of such pauses on the meaning of the verses.

The study is limited to instances of perfect pause as cited in works of tafsīr (Qur’anic exegesis), excluding those mentioned solely in independent works on *waqf and ibtidā’*.

This study seeks to achieve several key objectives:

- To highlight the relationship between the perfect pause and Qur’anic interpretation.

- To demonstrate the impact of the pause on grasping Qur’anic meanings.

- To identify the most likely exegetical opinion based on the implications of the pause.

- To contribute to the reflective contemplation (*tadabbur*) of the Qur’an.

The researcher adopted an inductive, analytical, and critical methodology, which included:

- Collecting relevant examples through survey of exegetical sources.

- Arranging verses in accordance with the order of the sūrahs.

- Presenting and analyzing the positions of the exegetes.

- Critically assessing these positions and providing reasoned preference.

- Analyzing the interpretive and rhetorical consequences o

The most important research results and recommendations:

The study reached several conclusions and offered practical recommendations, most notably:

- The perfect pause has interpretive and rhetorical significance in many instances and may lead to differences in understanding.

- Differences among exegetes regarding some instances of perfect pause often stem from variation in recitations (qirāʾāt) or interpretive perspectives.

- Identifying the perfect pause reveals the precision of exegetes in handling the Qur’anic text and underscores the expressive power of the Arabic language.

- Incorporating perfect pause notations in tafsīr-based Qur’anic editions.

- Encouraging applied research that explores the connection between pause and interpretation.

- Compiling scholarly indices that classify instances of perfect pause by exegetical themes.