پژوهشي درباره آيات متشابه لفظي قرآن كريم

A Reaserch on the Verses of Litertal Similarity in the Holy Qurʹan

Zhere are many verses in the Qurʹan with literally similar words that bring the question to the readersʹ minds as to whether there are repetitions in the Holy Qurʹan, and whether these repetitions do not damage the rhetorical excellence and eloquence of the Qurʹan. Answer to these questions has led to the development of a science called Verses of Literal Similarity. It is attempted in this article to present a clear definition of this science and to study these verses in a new classification. In the beginning, the differences in verses of literal similarity are explicated. Then, the approaches of the Qurʹan researchers in justification of these differences, which are themselves divisible into several overall categories in terms of the type of answers, are pointed out. Furthermore, the viewpoints of three writers who have each written a book about this science are stated.