The Non-Standardized Variances (Al-Farsh) in the SËrat Maryam: An Analytical Study

الملخص

Abstract

This research intends to analyse the circumstances where the legitimate variant readings have occurred and still remain non-standardized (ikthilÉf farshiyy) due its uniqueness, with special reference to those that occurred in the sËrah Maryam. To explore the reasons and wisdoms behind such variant readings are predominantly considered essential part of discussion throughout the study. There are eight non-standardized variant readings in sËrah Maryam and the researchers have analysed the variant readings of each verses in this sËrah in a way that appreciates their inimitable qualities of literature, according to Imam al-JurjÉnÊ. Al-JurjÉnÊ gives much importance to establish a close relationship between the syntactic and stylistic meanings of the Quran and their contextual significance. This study has concluded that the non-standardized variant readings in the given sËrah are quite necessary for certain reasons, when the connection of such readings with the whole content of verses are taken into consideration. This fact evidences that the phenomenon of farsh in the Quran cannot be counted among contradictory features the Book, rather they are among considerable varieties of the Quranic sentences, which are quite commendable. Furthermore, the farsh is among those aspects of inimitability of the Quran which still remain less studied and not fathomed so far.

Keywords: The non-standardized variances of reading in the Quran, the Holy Quran, sËrah Maryam, the wisdom, the literary inimitability.

Abstrak

Kajian ini bertujuan menyingkap situasi yang mendasari perbezaan farsh (ortografi) yang wujud dalam al-Quran dengan penumpuan khusus kepada kes yang terdapat di dalam Surah Maryam sebagai satu usaha untuk mengenalpasti sebab dan hikmah di sebalik terjadinya perbezaan tersebut. Dalam surah Maryam, terdapat lapan ayat yang mengandungi perbezaan farsh. Penulis telah menganalisis setiap ayat berdasarkan metode analisis retorik Arab yang dipeloporioleh ‘Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani yang menekankan pentingnya unsur-unsur sintaks dan uslub dikaitkan dengan konteks linguistik dan konteks situasi. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa perbezaan farsh dalam Surah Maryam mempunyai sebab-sebab khusus yang dapat dizahirkan melalui penelitian yang rapi terhadap kandungan ayat dan bagaimana ia berkait dengan ayat-ayat sekeliling. Dapatan ini menunjukkan bahawa perbezaan farsh dalam al-Qur’an tidak membawa percanggahan makna, bahkan merupakan satu bentuk keindahan uslub dari sudut retorik. Ini pula ternyata telah menampakkan satu lagi aspek kemukjizatan al-Qur’an selaindaripada yang telah dibicarakan sebelum ini.

Kata kunci: Perbezaan farsh, al-Quran al Karim, surah Maryam, hikmah, al-I’jaz al-Balaghi.