The Evolution of Balaghah: From Pre-Islamic Rhetorical Practices to Post-Qur’anic Systematization in the Abbasid Era
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Balaghah is a fundamental discipline in Arabic linguistics and Qur’anic studies that plays a crucial role in understanding linguistic beauty, semantic precision, and effective communication. This article examines the historical development of balaghah from the pre-Islamic period to the Abbasid era using a library research method with a historical-descriptive approach. The findings indicate that balaghah practices existed prior to Islam through poetry and oratory traditions and developed rapidly after the revelation of the Qur’an to explain its linguistic inimitability. The systematic formulation of balaghah reached its maturity with Abdul Qahir al-Jurjani through the sciences of ma‘ani, Bn ayan, and badi‘.
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