This study focused on the techniques of the Qur’an, which is particularly selected due to the vital importance of making use of the linguistic techniques and employing them in studying the linguistic techniques of the Qur’an which have convinced the majority of people to accept the principles of this religion, Islam, through their distinctive features which call attention to their research. Besides, there is a lack of studies which investigated and explained the formation and structures of the techniques of the Qur’an, the techniques we are in dire need of to address others. It is noticed that the previous Qur’anic studies have been more concerned with focusing many topics related to the sciences of the Qur'an but no study has examined the linguistic structures of the Qur’an. Much research has studied the techniques of the Qur’an; for instances some researchers investigated this topic independently such as al-FarahÄ«in his book AsÄlib al-QurÄn while others, like al-ZarkashÄ«, just discussed it in part of his book, al-BurhÄn Fī‘UlÅ«m al-QurÄn. Therefore, the present study investigates the approaches used by al-ZarkshahÄ«and al-FarahÄ«in studying the techniques of the Qur’an in their books related to the sciences of the Qur’an. To achieve the objectives of this study, the books related to the topic are collected and examined. Moreover, the approaches employed by al-ZarkashÄ«and al-FarahÄ«are analyzed and then the useful techniques which could be utilized for understanding the Qur’an are also identified. The findings of the study reveal that al-FarahÄ«links the techniques of the Qur’an with the coherence of the Qur’an, which represents the objective unity of the whole Qur’an. It is also shown that al-FarahÄ«believes that those who do not understand the techniques of the Qur’an have missed the understanding of and thereflection on the Qur’an. However, it is revealed that al-ZarkashÄ«makes the linguistic techniques independent from the objective unity of the Qur’an.
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