In this article, the writer makes an attempt to explain the use of linguisticand
literary questions such as vocabulary, syntax, poetry and rhetoric in interpreting
the Qur"an. The revelation of the Qur"an in clear Arabic was followed by the
efforts of literarymen and interpretersto express its subtle points; the increasingreferenceto lexical, syntacticand rhetoricalquestions in the interpretationof the
Qur"anprovides proof to this claim. There are few theological, philosophical,
mysticand jurisprudential interpretationsof the Qur"an which have not made
extensiveuse of linguistic and literary questions. Great men of letters such as
AbdolghaherGeorgani, Ragheb Isfahani, Zamakhshari, Sakkaki and Zarkeshi
haveemphasizedthe fact that a knowledge of literaryand rhetorical issues is a
mustfor every INTERPRETOR and that it would not be possible to interpret the
Qur"anwithoutpaying attentionto these fundamentals.