SAYYID QUTB’S LITERARY APPROACH TO SOME EARLY MECCAN S？RAHS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITH THE 20TH CENTURY WESTERN READINGS

This article discusses Qutb’s literary approach to the Qur'an in the context of his analysis of some early Meccan su？rahs. First of all, it is clear that Qutb analyzes thesu？rahs as whole units. In addition, the mufassir supports his interpretations viathematic and stylistic relations among su？rahs. Moreover, the following three literary features highlighted by Qutb have been revealed: Firstly, he draws attention to the interrelations between theme and style while analyzing a su？rah. Secondly, Qutb usually presents the oath-clusters as a feature which enhances the literary quality. Thirdly, he has the opinion that some certain words having phonetically-stressed tones are particularly preferred to contribute to convey the meaning better. As a result, it has emerged that Qutb prioritizes a “literary” and “holistic” approach overthe “historical” and “atomistic” one preferred by the Western scholars of his time