Definition
An eloquent speech contains several components: 1) the central theme, 2) the preface, 3) the context, and 4) the conclusion. The Quran is undoubtedly the most eloquent speech. All of its surahs contain the above -mentioned four components.
Application of Nazm al-Quran in the interpretation of a surah requires the mufassir to identify these four elements through deliberation over each and single statement of the surah, on the one hand, and establish link among them, on the other.
The deliberation (tadabbur) needs to be done over and over again. Merely once or twice it may not do. As it appears from the term, Nazm al Quran is a theory advocating the fact that all the verses of a surah as well as the surahs of the Quran are closely connected to one another. The statements of the Quran, which, at times, appears to be incoherent as a matter of fact fully coherent. Nazm al-Quran may be defined as a theory confirming the existence of coherence in the Quran.
From Prof Israr Ahmad Khan's research paper.
To be continued...
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