Abstract:
Most commentators, jurists, and Qur'anic researchers believe that there is ambiguous (mujmal) speech in the Qur'an, whereas it seems that this claim is in contradiction with the verses that introduce the Qur'an as 'Mubin' (clear), and is inconsistent with the eloquence of the Qur'an and the principle of communicating to the audience. This research intends to resolve this contradiction. Accordingly, by matching the evidence and cases cited by those who claim ambiguity in the Qur'an with the jurisprudential definition of 'mujmal', the evidence and cases are analyzed and critiqued. Verses indicating the clarity of the Qur'an are also examined to determine how the Qur'an provides enlightenment. Thus, a viewpoint is presented that accepts ambiguity in the Qur'an, but an ambiguity that does not align with the definitions of mujmal used by jurists. Based on this, the existence of some ambiguities in the Qur'an is not only consistent with eloquence, rhetoric, and the principle of mutual understanding in communication, but is actually considered one of the rhetorical techniques.
Machine summary:
A New Exploration Regarding the Mujmal in the Quran Fatemeh Mousavi{P1P} Date of Receipt: 2012/08/14 - Date of Acceptance: 2012/12/07 Abstract {IBMost commentators, jurists (Usuliyyun), and Quranic researchers believe that there is mujmal (ambiguous/unspecified) speech in the Quran, whereas it seems that this view is in contradiction with the verses that introduce the Quran as Mubayyin (clear/explanatory), and is inconsistent with the eloquence of the Quran and the principle of communicating to the audience.
By gaining a root-level understanding of the lexical and technical meaning of mujmal on one hand, and by examining and criticizing the aspects and causes of ambiguity (ijmal) in Quranic verses and phrases on the other hand, one can remove pseudo-rhetorical elements from the discussions of ambiguity; discussions that could become a suitable tool for those who create doubts regarding the Quran, seemingly creating a disturbance in the principle of the eloquence and rhetoric of the Quran.
{P1P} In critiquing the aforementioned reasons, the following points are noteworthy: -According to what was mentioned regarding the definition of mujmal and its application to cases of ambiguity, as well as through deep investigation into the claims of the proponents of the first viewpoint and the causes for the existence of mujmal, it can be said that they did not consider the existence of mujmal in the Quran to be incompatible with the principle of mutual understanding in communication.
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