Prevention through the Dialogical Style in the Holy Qur'an

Abstract

(Prevention) is a dialogical style through which one comes to know the arguments of the interlocutors and checks them for validity or corruption, and sometimes it comes abstracted from support, which I did not find an example of in the noble verses. However, the common is the prevention associated with a definitive or ornamental sustenance. A number of interpreters have designated this style in three ways: the reluctance refrain, as Al-Shanqeeti did, the manna’ as the action of Al-Wahidi, Al-Baghawi and Al-Zamakhshari, and the prohibition as it is in Ibn Al-Hanbali and the scholars of jurisprudence such as Al-Juwayni and Al-Razi and others. Moreover, it might overlap with the style of (objection) when used. The statements of Al-Zarkashi revealed the abundance of places where the style of prohibition is used in the Holy Qur’an. Besides, inference of the verses shows that it deals with four major topics: the issue of the oneness of God Almighty, the issue of the prophecy of Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, the issue of proving the Last Day, and the ethical issues, which the research was made limited to studying and specific to them in terms of topics. I worked hard to search for the style in the verses of "Al-Qadar" Surah (Destiny), but it did not appear to me. In addition, it was found, through the analysis of the verses under study, the strength and impact of the prevention style and its realization of the purpose of the dialogue in the most concise and clear terms, with an accurate depiction of the case of the other interlocutor’s claim, by revealing the origin of the error in it, the corruption of the reasoning, or the loss of sustenance and proof. The research concluded with several results, most notably: the soundness of the style of prevention from distracting digressions and multiple logical premises. Rather, it depends on clarity and direct compulsion. Also, the comprehensiveness of the prohibition borderlines in the Qur’an to the

issues of the major heavenly messages: divinity, prophecy, resurrection, and morals. In addition to that, the verses that deal with the affairs of Muslims as a command, guidance, education, intimidation and warning do not involve the style of prevention. This is a logical matter, because it is not accepted from the Muslim to engage in dialogue as a way of denial or ingratitude.