THE QUR’AN AS LITERATURE: A STUDY OF RHETORICAL DEVICES

Abstract

The Qur’an, revealed originally in Arabic to the last prophet, Muhammad (P.B.U.H), is the Divine guidance of God to teach human beings the right from the wrong. The Qur’an, the complete code of life and the sublime piece of work, has been translated into multiple languages across the world. In addition to its invaluable content transcending time and space, the book is rich in its literary value. The logical and the rhetorical devices of the book is, undoubtedly, surpasses any other work. The language of the book is highly embellished with rhetorical devices—Simile, Metaphor, Asyndeton, Polysyndeton, Interrogation, Exclamation.