Historical Evolution of Commentators' Opinions About the Style of Deletion in Qurʾānic Intervals (Fawāṣil al-ʾĀy)

One of the ways to create charm and eloquence for words is to create proportion in it. In the Holy Qurʾān, this method has been widely and effectively applied. One of the types of proportionality that can be seen widely used in the Qurʾān is to create harmony and proportionality in the intervals of the verses. However, in the suras of the Qurʾān, the proportionality of the final words is not always respected. Wherever in the Qurʾān, the harmony and appropriateness of intervals are in conflict with their verbal and literary rules and norms, deconstruction has occurred, and extra-normatives have been presented that add to the eloquence and charm of the speech. Among the types of literary, rhetorical and lexical changes and deconstructions of the Qurʾān that can be seen in the Qur'anic intervals is the deletion of letters and words. Such deletions from the Qurʾān have been discussed by writers, commentators and Qurʾān scholars since the first century of Hijra. In the present study, we intend to recognize the interpretations and books about the Qurʾān up to the 13th century AH that dealt with the style of deletion in the intervals of the verses, and to investigate the evolution of attitudes towards the style of deletion in them. We want to defend this theory that the attitudes towards the style of delition in these works can be categorized into two major stages according to the characteristics and common features in the analysis and interpretation method the formation stage (before the 8th century AH), and the development stage; Also, we intend to reunderstand the attitudes towards the application  of this style in the Qurʾān from a critical viewpoint during both periods of developments.