The Phonetics and Phonology of Single-Letter Prefixed Chapters in the Holy Quran: a Case Study of Chapters Saad, Qaaf, and Nun

The Holy Quran contains 29 chapters (Suras) that start with disjointed letters, a phenomenon that has long been a matter of debate in Quranic exegesis. To contribute to understanding the mysterious nature of these letters, this paper examines them from a phonological and phonetic perspective. Specif...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Authors: Mohammed Nour Abu-Guba (Author) ; Sumaya Daoud (Author) ; Abdallah Abu Qub’a (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Al-Bayān
Year: 2025, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 547-577
Further subjects:B Revisionism
B The Quran
B Phonetics
B Phonology
B Iʾjaz
B disjointed letters
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)