What is TGM?
The aim of TGM is to analyze the literary artistry of the Qur’an.
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Symmetry in Sura al-Mu'minoon
Dr. Neal Robinson (a non-Muslim scholar) has discovered chiastic structures in Sura al-Mu’minoon.
Symmetry in Ayat al-Kursi
Dr. Mehdi Azaiez, at the University of Leuven, has discovered a chiastic structure in Ayat al-Kursi.
Symmetry in 2:21-24
2:21-24 was identified by Dr. Raymond Farrin as a distinct section of a larger chiastic structure. To me, this passage seems to be a chiastic structure itself.
Symmetry in Sura al-Yasin
I have discovered a chiastic structure in Sura al-Yasin (th e “heart of the Qur’an”).
Symmetries in the extremities of Sura al-Yasin
Dr. Neal Robinson (a non-Muslim scholar) has foun d that “the somewhat repetitive nature of the Introduction and Conclusion is accounted for once it is recognized not only that they complement each other but also that they both have a chiastic structure.”
Symmetry in Sura al-Burooj
Dr. Neal Robinson (a non-Muslim scholar) has found that Sura al-Burooj “exhibits a symmetrical or chiastic structure, in which the centre-piece is the eschatological diptych which contrasts the punishment awaiting the persecutors with the bliss in store for the believers.”
Symmetry in Sura al-Baqara
Dr. Raymond Farrin has discovered many large chiastic structures in Sura al-Baqara.