The Manifestations of Stress, Intonation, and Commas in the Interrogative Verses of the Meccan Surahs in the Holy Quran

Abstract

Praise be to Allah, who taught mankind and revealed His book for guidance, clarification, and blessings upon our prophet Muhammad, the most eloquent in speech and the most comprehensive in explanation, and upon his family. The Noble Quran remains a book whose wonders never cease, continuously bestowing its pearls and treasures upon those who endeavor to delve into its depths. It is a book whose structure and composition are perfected, its verses meticulously crafted, such that every word, phrase, and sound find its appropriate place, such that any alteration or substitution would disrupt the meaning and disturb the structure. Sound constitutes a small part of these creative manifestations, a blessing from Allah that cannot be counted or quantified upon all creatures. Each creature possesses its own voice, tones, and melodies that express its states and inner thoughts. Among the infinite divine miracles is sound, and thus emerges the Quranic acoustic miracle. Due to time constraints and the need to narrow the scope of this discussion to verbal interrogation alone, metaphorical questioning is omitted.