Qur ān Translation: Discourse, Texture and Exegesis (Part 14)

Translated and edited by: Bahā al-Dīn Khorramshāhī This section begins with a discussion of conjunctions, specifically the conjunctive wa (and). Some representative examples from the Qur’ān are quoted and it is noted that in majority of English renditions, a series of conjunctions (wa) in the source language is matched by a sequence of (expressions separated by) commas in all corresponding positions except the last one, where a conjunctive and is used. Subsequently the usage of other conjunctions, namely thumma and fa (both meaning then) is discussed and exemplified. Ellipsis, substitution, lexical cohesion, parallelistic structures and formulas are other linguistic textual features to be treated through provision of multiple examples from the Qur’ān.