Takrār in the framework of bayān: Perceptions of Saʿīd Nūrsī

Abstract

The first four verses of Sūra Al-Raḥmān, the fifty-fifth chapter in the Qur’an define a framework for the bayān of Qur’an. Bayān is the mode of articulation of Qur’an. This framework is essential for understanding the phenomenon of takrār or repetition in the Qur’an. In this study, we undertake to clarify some important dimensions of takrār with reference to the bayān of the Qur’an. We attempt to unravel how the kernel of ideas in the above-mentioned verses is contained in the magnificent exposition on takrār by Badīuzamān Nūrsī in his celebrated work, Risāl-e-Nūr.