Symmetry in Sura al-Qalam
I have discovered a chiastic structure in Sura al-Qalam.
After discovering this symmetry, I found out that Carl Ernst had already noticed that the sura has some symmetry, but he found a general thematic symmetry, while I found symmetry on another level, a more specific level. This sura thus seems to have two levels of symmetry. The level he discovered has three parts (debate; story; debate), while the level I discovered has 29 parts.
Here is my rhetorical analysis:
After discovering this symmetry, I found out that Carl Ernst had already noticed that the sura has some symmetry, but he found a general thematic symmetry, while I found symmetry on another level, a more specific level. This sura thus seems to have two levels of symmetry. The level he discovered has three parts (debate; story; debate), while the level I discovered has 29 parts.
Here is my rhetorical analysis:
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