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These elements combine with each other in such a way that interlock and become inseparable. This unique combination captivates the reader and achieves an effective communicative goal. The rhetorical and cohesive components of the Qur'anic text cannot be divorced from each other. If the Qur’anic text were stripped of these elements, the remaining text would cease to be the Qur’an and neither would it not sound like the Qur’an. Arbuthnot states: 

These are subjective statements. Just as the Quran captivates you, it repulses me. So far you have not given a single logical and objective proof to support your claim.

 

"…the Koran is regarded as a specimen of the purest Arabic, written in half poetry and half prose. It has been said that in some cases grammarians have adopted their rules to agree with certain phrases and expressions used in it, and that though several attempts have been made to produce a work equal to it as far as elegant writing is concerned, none has as yet succeeded."

The fact that sometimes Arab (Muslim) grammarians have tried to adapt the Arabic grammar to match the Quran is no proof that the Quran is right. It in fact shows when it was written it was inconsistent with the established grammar of the Arabic language. Now, why would Muslims try to adapt their language to the errors of the Quran? For the same reason they adopted the immoralities of Muhammad and made them the standard of their morality.  Muslims are brainless. They do whatever Muhammad did mindlessly. This is the sign of the sickness of the Umma and not the proof that the beauty of the Quran.  

 

From a linguistic point of view the Qur'an employs various rhetorical features such as the use of rhythm, figures of speech, similes, metaphors, and rhetorical questions. Also, the use of irony and the repetition of words are a just a small part of the Qur'an's repertoire of rhetorical devices. Its cohesiveness includes various methods such as parallel structures, phrasal ties, substitution, reference and lexical cohesion. These features provide the bedrock and hang together to create the Qur'an's unique style. 

You already said this and I responded to it. Please try to be concise and avoid repetitions. Other books also have similar linguistic features in a much more beautiful way. The Quran is the only book that is truly a pain to read. On the other hand the Bible is really a simple and beautiful literature, even though it is written by men and it is not believed to be the verbatim words of God.

 

Non-Qur'anic Arabic texts mostly employ cohesive elements but the Qur'an uses both cohesive and rhetorical elements in every verse. The following is a good example to highlight the uniqueness of the Qur'anic style:  

"Men who remember Allah much and women who remember" [Qur'an 33: 35]  

Al-dhalikirin Allaha kathiran wa'l-dhakirati  

The Qur'anic verse above, in a different word order such as the verse below,  

"Men who remember Allah much and Women who remember Allah much"

 al-dhakirina Allaha kathiran wa'l-dhakirati Allaha kathiran

 

You are just fooling yourself. There is nothing special in these sentences.

 

Would not deliver the same effect, as the word 'Allah' has become linguistically redundant, in other words it has become needlessly wordy or repetitive in expression. The original Qur'anic structure achieved its objective by separating the two subjects in order to sandwich the word 'Allah' and using the 'wa' particle as a linguistic bond. This Qur'anic verse has also a rhetorical element as the word Allah is 'cuddled' and 'hugged' by the pious who remember Him a lot, which is indicated by the arrangement of the words in this verse, this rhetorical aspect is also indicated by the rhythm of the structure. In this example the Qur'an combines rhetorical and cohesive elements to produce the intended meaning. Any change to the structure of a Qur'anic verse simply changes its literary effect. Arbuthnot explains in his book "The Construction of the Bible and the Koran" this effect of the Qur'anic style:

You are boring us and have said nothing so far to make us believe that the Quran is special.  

Again you start giving us the opinions of people. You don’t know the alphabets of logic.  They are not worth reading or refuting because they are opinions. Islam is based on opinions. There is no single evidence that this cult is indeed a religion. The faith of the Muslims is based on the opinions of others. This was the case from the start. Muhammad gave no proof for his claim. The faith of the Muslims from the early days was based on the opinion of others. “Ah, look Abu Bakr has also converted so Islam must be true”, and Abu Bakr converted because Khadija who was outwardly a respectable woman converted. What no one knows and I have proven in my second book is that Kahdija was a co-dependent.     

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