Different Styles in a Qur'anic Surah to Express its Message An applied study taking the case of Surah 19 “Maryam”

Abstract

Subject:

Aims of the study

The study aims to identify the different styles used in a

Qur’anic surah to illustrate its message, through providing

answers to the following questions:

1. What is meant by ‘the message of the surah’?


2. What is meant by ‘styles of the Qur'anic surah’?


3. Do stories, God’s fine names, Qur'anic maxims, cosmic signs,

divine laws and scenes of the Day of Resurrection portrayed

in the surah refer to its message?

Methodology

The nature of this research requires a two-pronged

approach. Therefore, the researcher used surveying and

analysis of the texts. He surveyed the surah to identify its verses related to the study. He then used the analytic

method to analyse the identified texts.

Main findings

1. The message of the surah is the theme on which it focuses.


2. Several ways may be used to identify the message of the

surah. Most important of these are: the surah’s name, its

merits, contemplation of its beginnings and ends, careful

consideration of words that repeatedly occur in the surah, and

a comprehensive look at the surah as a whole.

1. The surah employs different approaches in putting its

message. These include: stories, God’s fine names, Qur'anic

maxims, cosmic signs, divine laws that apply to people,

scenes of the Day of Resurrection, and other approaches that

distinguish every surah.

Recommendations

I recommend that researchers should undertake further

studies of the styles used in Qur’anic surahs and how they

serve their messages.