Rhetorical Aspects of Repetition in the Quranic Story (Prophet Ayyub’s Story as a Model)

Abstract

One of the most commonly used rhetorical devices in the Quran is repetition. The repetition of words, phrases, and even entire verses emphasizes essential themes and ideas and creates a sense of rhythm, and beauty in the text. As for the repetition that occurred in the Quranic story, it is observed that the storytelling method in the Holy Quran is a brilliant and miraculous method, as a story may be mentioned in many surahs. Although some surahs may mention a single detail from the story, other scenes and incidents are mentioned in other surahs in which the same story is mentioned, whether there are many events in the story or few. Thus in each surah one finds a detail of the story that you do not find elsewhere, and each surah mentions some detail that is appropriate to the topic and context of that surah. Thus the story is mentioned in the surahs in a particular place in each surah that is appropriate for it. This article is an attempt to shed light on the phenomenon of repetition in the Qur’anic stories (with a special focus on Prophet Ayyub’s story), so that it’s rhetorical aspects may become clear and its secrets and benefits may become apparent.

Keywords- Rhetorical aspects, repetition, Quranic Story