I’jaz and Its Varieties According to Fadl Hasan Abbâs

An important part of the researches made in the field of Quranic sciences is about the inimitability, I’jaz, of the Quran both in terms of content and form. Many studies have been carried out from past to present in order to reveal the unique aspect of the Quranic expressions. One of these works belongs to Fadl Hasan Abbâs, one of the modern scholars in the field of tafsir and rhetoric of our age. He built his theory regarding the abundance of wording varieties in the Quran on the basis of examining tehaddi (challenging) verses in the Qur'an. In the present study, the meaning of the words miracle and ijaz, the concept of I’jaz according to Fadl Hasan Abbas, his opinion on the plurality of I’jaz conceptions, the evidences on which he bases while explaining the multiplicity of I’jaz conceptions , and the views and opinions he prefers on this subject.