TAJDID Jurnal Ilmu Ushuluddin
Vol. 24 No. 2 (2025): Ushuluddin and Religious Studies

A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF ĪJĀZ, IṬNĀB, AND TASHBĪH IN SURAH AL-NABA’: A Study From Ṣafwah Al-Tafāsīr

Siti Chodijah (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia)
Rizki Maulana Putra (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia)
Didik Harianto (Al-Azhar University Cairo, Egypt)



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28 Dec 2025

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This study examines the stylistic features of the Qur'an in Surah Al-Naba’ through a stylistic analysis focusing on three principal elements of balāghah: ījāz, iṭnāb, and tashbīh, as interpreted by Muhammad Ali al-Ṣābūnī in Ṣafwah al-Tafāsīr. Previous studies on Qur'anic stylistics often prioritize rhetorical classification over analysis of how linguistic form functions to construct theological meaning, particularly within eschatological contexts. Addressing this gap, this research employs a qualitative method based on library research and content analysis to investigate how stylistic devices operate as meaning-producing elements rather than mere aesthetic features. The findings demonstrate that ījāz in Surah Al-Naba’ predominantly appears in the form of sentence omission (ījāz ḥadhfī), contributing to semantic density and rhetorical efficiency. Iṭnāb is manifested through deliberate repetition, reinforcing eschatological warnings and intensifying the progression of the discourse, while tashbīh especially tashbīh balīgh functions to concretize abstract concepts through implicit and evocative comparisons. This study contributes to Qur'anic stylistic studies by offering an integrated balāghī-tafsīrī reading that highlights the dynamic interplay between linguistic structure and semantic depth, thereby enriching contemporary approaches to the stylistic interpretation of the Qur'an.

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tajdid

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TAJDID Jurnal Ilmu Ushuluddin focuses on the renewal of Islamic scholarship through critical, contextual, and integrative studies that bridge classical texts, Islamic thought, social and cultural Muslims to contemporary realities and issues. The journal welcomes literature and empirical research in ...