The Refrain in Surat Ar-Rahman: A Reading of Repetition and Rhythm
The verse “Fa-bi-ayyi ala’i rabbikuma tukadhdhiban” recurs 31 times in a surah of 78 verses; the paper studies its rhetorical function and rhythm.
Dr. Amin Khatib — 2026 — 6 min read
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The verse “Fa-bi-ayyi ala’i rabbikuma tukadhdhiban” recurs 31 times in a surah of 78 verses; the paper studies its rhetorical function and rhythm.
Dr. Amin Khatib — 2026 — 6 min read
A descriptive statistical profile of surah lengths: 114 surahs and 6,236 verses (Kufan count), ranging from 3 to 286 verses.
Eng. Sara Ansari — 2026 — 5 min read
The study sets explicit counting rules for derivation and prefixes, then examines how close the two frequencies are and what can be inferred from it.
Dr. Layla Mansouri — 2025 — 7 min read
Twenty-nine surahs open with disjointed letters made of 14 distinct letters, half the alphabet; the study tests how they are distributed in the verses that follow.
Dr. Huda Sharif — 2025 — 9 min read