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hearandobey
29th May 2008, 05:49 AM
assalamu alaykum,

has anyone read this book (http://qaf.org.uk/PUBLICATION_DETAILS/qur'anic_lit_struct.htm)?
any reviews, thoughts? is it good?

The Inimitable Quran
31st October 2008, 11:53 AM
I have. It is ok, however it assumes alot of knowledge about linguistics on the reader, it essentially says that the Qur'an is a unique form because it is emphatic meaning that it uses literary and linguistic devices to enhance the communicative effect etc.

The link below is something that I wrote.

http://www.theinimitablequran.com/uniquelitform.pdf

hearandobey
31st October 2008, 12:03 PM
JazakAllahu khayran brother, I actually got it a while back and yes the book is like what you said, he quotes a lot from al-Zamakhshari and those scholars that focused on this aspect of the Qu'ran.

Are there any other works like this you know of in English?