God’s Self-Praise in the Holy Qur’an: Between the Aesthetics of Structure and the Eloquence of Expression

Abstract

This research discusses God Almighty's praise of Himself in the Holy Quran, linking the verses in which He praises Himself to two elements: the eloquence of structure and the aesthetics of expression. This is done according to the three branches of rhetoric: semantics, eloquence, and figures of speech.

This research aims to clarify the meaning of praise and God Almighty's praise of Himself, connecting it to the verses specifically dedicated to praising Him. It also aims to explain the elements of structural eloquence based on linguistic styles and elements of semantics, and to reveal the manifestations of aesthetics in the linguistic expression within the fields of eloquence and figures of speech.

The research is divided into three sections: the introduction, which discusses the concept of praise in the language; the first section, which discusses the eloquence of expression; and the second section, which discusses the aesthetics of structure. The research reached several conclusions, most notably the presence of rhetorical devices in the verses in which God Almighty praises Himself, and the presence of elements of artistic beauty, which enhances the impact of these verses on the recipient and gives them a sense of linguistic beauty appropriate to the subject matter.