What is the difference between linguistic beauty and spiritual beauty, with two examples from the Holy Quran for each?
The language of the Holy Quran combines the excellent choice of words with the beautiful conveyance of meaning, as seen by the scholar Muhammad Darraz, who places each word in its correct position for the meaning to find its clear reflection. The beauty of the Quran is evident in linguistic, phonetic, and semantic aspects. Its style is the confluence of the ultimate eloquence, combining brevity in wording with fulfillment of meaning, addressing both the general public and specific individuals, convincing the intellect and delighting the emotions, and encompassing both elaboration and conciseness. Darraz applied this to the noble verse: ﴿وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ آمِنُوا بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ قَالُوا نُؤْمِنُ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْنَا وَيَكْفُرُونَ بِمَا وَرَاءَهُ وَهُوَ الْحَقُّ مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا مَعَهُمْ قُلْ فَلِمَ تَقْتُلُونَ أَنْبِيَاءَ اللَّهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ﴾ [And when it is said to them, "Believe in what Allah has revealed," they say, "We believe in what was revealed to us." And they disbelieve in what is beyond it, while it is the truth confirming that which is with them. Say, "Then why did you kill the prophets of Allah before, if you should be believers?"] He explained how this verse encompassed many meanings in concise words, and how it indicated the authoritative nature of the Quran, its wisdom in omitting some words, clarifying the stance of the Jews, and refuting their claim of believing in what was revealed to them, illustrating their history of disbelief in the prophets of Allah.
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