The Quran Trespassing the Linear Order: A Linguistic Approach

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The non-linear order of revelations is often considered by western scholars to signify lack of coherence, disunity, and fragmentariness. It seems that 'coherence' and the related terms have veiled a significant linguistic feature, namely, the non-linear nature of revelations which could be used to make a distinction between ordinary and Quranic discourse. I will argue that to unveil the non-linearity, we should consider revelations in relation to a divinity that reveals itself in language not as an ordinary speaker whose speech is limited to a certain context, with a beginning and an end. We should not expect God to speak like a man. The Quran, thus is seen here as a non-temporal, non-linear text that reflects its divine origin, by systematically destructing the temporal context, the linear order of language and the speaking subject.

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