جموع القلة والكثرة في القران الكريم- سورة يوسف انموذجا–دراسة تداؤلية

Abstract

The Holy Quran, the eternal miracle of God, contains within its verses treasures of eloquence and rhetorical brilliance, along with intricate aspects of linguistic science that manifest its linguistic inimitability. Among these remarkable linguistic phenomena are the paucal and plural forms, which are among the distinctive features of the Arabic language, indicative of its precision and flexibility in expressing varying quantities. Arabic is characterized by the existence of specific morphological patterns denoting paucity (such as: afʿal [أفعل], fiʿlah [فعلة], afʿāl [أفعال]), and others denoting abundance (such as: fuʿūl [فعُول], fiʿāl [فعال], fiʿlah [فعلة]). The Holy Quran employed these patterns with utmost precision, in accordance with the context of the verses and the meanings intended to be conveyed, thereby demonstrating the magnificence of lexical selection in the Book of God. The research problem revolves around the following primary question: "How are paucal and plural forms manifested in Surah Yusuf?" From this central issue, numerous subsidiary questions arise, including: What is meant by the grammatical "plural"? What are its types? What is the introduction to Surah Yusuf, and why is it named as such? In what does the virtue of this noble chapter consist? Where are paucal and plural forms manifested throughout Surah Yusuf? When are the morphological patterns of paucal forms used to indicate abundance, and plural forms used to indicate paucity? The research aims to uncover the uses of paucal and plural forms and to examine how these plurals are employed to enrich meaning and express religious objectives in a manner that reflects the inimitability of the divine linguistic decree. The study adopts the descriptive-analytical method by tracking the occurrences of paucal and plural forms in Surah Yusuf and analyzing them in light of Arabic grammatical rules and the exegeses of scholars.