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This is a comprehensive list of internal rhymes in the Quran and Hadith that only appear if the text is read in Old Hijazi. | This is a comprehensive list of internal rhymes in the Quran and Hadith that only appear if the text is read in Old Hijazi. | ||
Most of the examples include two words that internally rhyme with each other. The second of the two words in the majority of cases comes in a pausal position and thus in classical Arabic it loses its final short vowel and nunation while the first word keeps them. Removing the final short vowel and nunation from the first word reveals that the first word rhymes with the second word which means that the original language of the Quran (Old Hijazi) lacked final short vowels and nunation. | Most of the examples include two words that internally rhyme with each other. The second of the two words in the majority of cases comes in a pausal position and thus in classical Arabic it loses its final short vowel and nunation while the first word keeps them. Removing the final short vowel and nunation from the first word reveals that the first word rhymes with the second word which means that the original language of the Quran (Old Hijazi) lacked final short vowels and nunation. | ||
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== Individual Instances of Normal-Quality Old Hijazi Internal Rhymes in the Quran == | ==Individual Instances of Normal-Quality Old Hijazi Internal Rhymes in the Quran== | ||
Due to the large number of examples of this type, not all of the were counted. Here are some of the notable examples: | Due to the large number of examples of this type, not all of the were counted. Here are some of the notable examples: | ||
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CA: khayrin faqīr | CA: khayrin faqīr | ||
== A list of All Verse-Final Attributes of Allah that Form Old Hijazi Internal Rhymes == | ==A list of All Verse-Final Attributes of Allah that Form Old Hijazi Internal Rhymes== | ||
=== High-Quality Internal Rhymes === | ===High-Quality Internal Rhymes=== | ||
ʕalīm ḥakīm عليم حكيم “Knower, Wise” (15 attestations, such as 9:15,28,60,97,106,110) | ʕalīm ḥakīm عليم حكيم “Knower, Wise” (15 attestations, such as 9:15,28,60,97,106,110) | ||
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ḥamīd majīd حميد مجيد “Owner of Praise, Owner of Glory” (11:73) | ḥamīd majīd حميد مجيد “Owner of Praise, Owner of Glory” (11:73) | ||
=== Normal-Quality Internal Rhymes === | ===Normal-Quality Internal Rhymes=== | ||
ghafūr raḥīm غفور رحيم “Forgiving, Merciful” (49 attestations, such as 2:173,182,192) | ghafūr raḥīm غفور رحيم “Forgiving, Merciful” (49 attestations, such as 2:173,182,192) | ||
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== A list of High-Quality Internal Rhymes in Hadith == | ==A list of High-Quality Internal Rhymes in Hadith== | ||
Note: Due to the vast size of the Hadith corpus it wasn’t possible to scan the entirety of it for internal rhymes the same way the wikiislam team did with the Quran. Since that prayers tend to be poetic, we looked into Hadith collections of prayers and found most of the following internal rhymes. | Note: Due to the vast size of the Hadith corpus it wasn’t possible to scan the entirety of it for internal rhymes the same way the wikiislam team did with the Quran. Since that prayers tend to be poetic, we looked into Hadith collections of prayers and found most of the following internal rhymes. | ||
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OH: min hamzih wa nafkhih wa nafthih | OH: min hamzih wa nafkhih wa nafthih | ||
CA: min hamzihī wa nafkhihī wa nafthih | CA: min hamzihī wa nafkhihī wa nafthih | ||
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