%0 Journal Article
%T Aesthetics in Surat al-Mulk: Mathematical Typology as Metaphysical Mirror
%A Valerie Gonzalez
%J -
%D 2019
%X Qur¡¯an 67, Surat al-Mulk (¡®Surat of the Kingdom¡¯), describes the seven heavens in a sharply contoured image. This cosmographic image is one of the few textual icons forming the ¡®Quranic literary iconography¡¯. The divine light contained in a lamp within a niche in Surat al-Nur (¡®Surat of the Light¡¯, 24), or the glass sarh of Solomon¡¯s palace, in Surat al-Naml (¡®Surat of the Ants¡¯, 27), constitute other examples among these icons. This essay argues that, by means of the heavenly description, Surat al-Mulk conveys an aesthetic meaning that is pivotal to its religious rhetoric. As a complement, this study includes an examination of the surat¡¯s phraseology by the linguist Muhammad Husain Kazi
%K M¨¹lk Suresi
%K £¿slam Tefsiri
%K £¿slam Esteti£¿i
%K £¿slam Filolojisi Kur¡¯ani Edebi Tasvir
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/darulfunun/issue/46747/586323