Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (388) | Topics of surahs of the Holy Quran
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A summary of the core concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Themes of the Surahs of the Noble Qur'an.
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Every surah of the Noble Qur'an has a central theme that predominates over it,
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and its verses revolve around that overarching theme.
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By understanding it, one can expand their grasp of the guidance derived from the Noble Qur'an.
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There are guidelines and criteria for determining the theme of a surah,
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the most important of which is examining both the opening and the conclusion of the surah.
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However, it is required that one avoid artificial forcing when identifying the surah's theme,
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and that most of the established criteria for surah themes—
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which are known to specialists in this discipline—apply to it.
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This is known as the science of the objectives of the surahs (*Maqasid al-Suwar*),
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which falls under the science of thematic Tafsir of the Noble Qur'an.
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Its primary basis is that the Noble Qur'an was revealed in a clear Arabic tongue,
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and thus it conforms to the rhetorical styles of the Arabs in presenting themes and objectives.
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Through this science, the purpose of dividing the Qur'an into surahs is fulfilled.