An excerpt from my book
Divine Communication
(وَحْـىٚ) of guidance (هُدٙى):
The Covenant to Grand Qur'ān
ٱلْـكَـوْثَرَ
the ultimate profundity
2023
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Qur'ān introduced publishing, library and information science in Arabian Peninsula; and is First Serial Publication.Form-I, II and IV verbs are used for the descent - revelation of Qur'ān. Form-I signifies an instance. Immediately afterwards, Form-II verb is used in relation to what was descended upon the exalted Messenger:
وَإِن كُنتُـمْ فِـى رَيْبٛ مِّمَّا نَزَّلْنَا عَلَـىٰ عَبْدِنَا
However, (despite Our claim-2:2) If you have been perturbed - cast in disconcerting duality of mind regarding authoring- compilation of that (Qur'ān) which Our Majesty have serially sent upon Our Sincere Allegiant (the Messenger) —
Qur'ān introduced publishing and library and information science in Arabian Peninsula; and is perhaps First Serial Publication in the whole of world. It introduced the concept of Serial publishing. In publishing and library and information science, the term serial is applied to materials: "in any medium issued under the same title in a succession of discrete parts, usually numbered (or dated) and appearing at regular or irregular intervals with no predetermined conclusion." In literature, a serial is a printing format by which a single larger work, often a work of narrative fiction, is published in smaller, sequential installments.
It was released for public in serials (تَنْزِيلٙا), encyclopaedic format. It is academic approach and education methodology. All earlier Divine Books were compositely descended, although its verbal passages (ءَايَٟتٚ) were orally recited (يَتْلُوا۟) verbatim by all the Messengers.The experts suggest that one of the criteria a book has to meet to earn title of a great book is that: "The book has to speak from an important original setting. But a great book is one not trapped in its original setting. It has to be written in a way that constitutes it a living experience for readers today". Thus evidently great books are trapped in two time-frames; the time-frame of its original setting and every-present time-frame. It is warping of time-space. Grand Qur'ān is the only Book that warps space-time, it is ever-living. It enables time-travel, let us be in 7th century and see what is happening.
Qur'ān was being released to public orally and in writing in small chunks in the manner of serial publication by design and according to exigencies.
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَـرُوا۟
And they (elite Jews: 4:153; 6:7) who disavowed rebuked saying to people:
لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ جُـمْلَةٙ وَٟحِدَةٙۚ
"Why was not the Qur'ān sent upon him (Muhammad Sal'lallaa'hoalaih'wa'salam) all at once as discourse?"
The reason and wisdom in releasing the contents of the Book intermittently in parts was disclosed:
كَذَٟلِكَ لِنُثَبِّتَ بِهِۦ فُؤَادَكَۖ
Yes, it is piecemeal dispatch for the reason Our Majesty let your brain [faculty of Processing-Integrating Knowledge] remain persistently in stable state of calmness and tranquillity.
وَرَتَّلْنَٟهُ تَرْتِيلٙا .٣٢
And Our Majesty have given it (Qur'ān) the attribute of easily and distinctly pronounceable in the manner of proportion, symmetry, uniformity and evenness. [25:32]
The intent of intermittent communication was to keep the "فُؤَادَ" of the Messenger in stable condition. The concept in Root of "فُؤَادَ" is of heat of ashes and baking of dough: a soft elastic mixture of flour and water, often with other ingredients such as oil, butter, salt, and sugar, that becomes bread or pastry when baked. Raw material is like data and the yield of the process, the baked product, is like the information and knowledge obtained by integration of data input. Thereby this word signifies "logical brain" which resembles baking establishment. It is distinguished by its ability to think and create in addition to simply quickly processing the given data. Not only the "data" [Data-Latin "datum" means that which is given]"; like the Raw Material- inputs: flour, water, oil, butter, salt, and sugar for baking bread, is retained separately in the brain but the "Baked Product i.e. Information-Knowledge" also remains secure and saved for all times. Baked product can also be checked reversibly. It is like such hash function of a computer which is reversible.
However, baking like process needs transfer of heat by convection. As more and more input is given for baking loafs of bread the baking establishment will become hotter and hotter. It will cause agitated state in the surroundings. Similarly when we give more and more information to computer, the processor has to work harder and harder as more tasks are put upon it. Thereby, it becomes hotter and hotter and resultantly does not perform efficiently. We therefore cool the computer down by means of convection. If we do not care cooling it down, it will shut down.
The text of Qur'ān is heavily loaded with information (قَوْلٙا ثَقِيلٙا); and its ambit is almost infinitely wide. Therefore, its uninterrupted communication and influx of information generating thoughts on various issues is bound to put the recipient's conscious brain in heated state that might cause destabilizing his tranquillity and stability. Gradual and intermittent revelation of verbal passages of Qur'ān ensured that the brain (فُؤَادَ) of the Elevated Messenger was not placed at jeopardy of instability and stress.
However, this mode of gradual revelation could cause another concern and stress for the Elevated Messenger that he might feel embarrassment in case he has no news and information to offer in response to a query. He was ensured:
وَلَا يَأْتُونَكَ بِمَثَلٛ إِلَّا جِئْنَٟكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَأَحْسَنَ تَفْسِيـرٙا .٣٣
Moreover, the objective of gradual revelation is that no sooner they come to argue with you about a proposition-point; We would certainly have already brought to you the Messenger [Muhammad Sal'lallaa'hoalaih'wa'salam] the dynamically balanced information relevant to it —And the most appropriate breaking news about it. [25:33]
تَفْسِيـرٙا: It is a Verbal Noun [Form-II] used for disambiguation. Basic perception of its Root "ف س ر" is to disclose information about something the listener is hitherto not aware. The renowned Classical Arabic Lexicon, لسان العرب describes it as كشف المُغَطّى, "disclosure of the wrapped, covered, not known thing". The Lane's Lexicon states: "He discovered, detected, revealed, developed, or disclosed a thing that was concealed or obscured". [Lane's Lexicon-Page 302, Vol-6]
The first time disclosure of information about something, hitherto in a concealed, obscured, hidden, covered or wrapped state for a listener-reader, is but the "breaking news" for him. The act of breaking the news occurs only once. Certainly, it is no coincidence that the word from this Root has occurred only once in the Grand Qur'ān.
The psychic problem with ruling elite is absurd slavery of their immediate vested interests which renders them naive and blatant. They knew editing/modifying of Qur'ān during the period of its revelation and periodical releases to public was a routine phenomenon. Qur'ān introduced publishing and library and information science in Arabian Peninsula. It introduced the concept of Serial publishing. The term serial, in publishing and library and information science, is applied to materials "in any medium under the same title in a succession of discrete parts usually numbered (or dated) and appearing at regular or irregular intervals with no predetermined conclusion." In literature, serial is a part of larger work which is released for public information in sequential instalments. Qur'ān tells how it was being compiled and serially released to public by the First Publisher, the exalted Messenger and Spokesperson of Allah the Supreme Lord:
وَقُرْءَ انٙا فَرَقْنَٟهُ لِتَقْرَأَهُۥ عَلَـى ٱلنَّاسِ عَلَـىٰ مُكْثٛ
And it is a transcript (circumstantial adverb for Qur'ān) having characteristic of text displayed in Arabic. Our Majesty have since segmented it (Text/discourse) in split parts; its purpose is that you the Messenger might compile-organize it to read upon the people, while they are awaiting and expecting (a new release).
وَنَزَّلْنَٟهُ تَنْزِيلٙا .١٠٦
And the fact remains Our Majesty have serially sent it (Qur'ān), gradually to you the Messenger. [17:106]
Verbal sentence: فَرَقْنَٟهُ: verb, subject, and object signifies Allah the Exalted did the classification - categorization - demarcation and individuation of the referred text, not the Publisher. The methodology of fragmenting a resource of information and knowledge in an encyclopaedic format and communicating/disclosing upon people intermittently (تَنْزِيلٙا) encourages to developing a lifelong love of reading and learning. The prepositional phrase عَلَـىٰ مُكْثٛ relating to elided circumstantial adverb reveals people had developed a passion to hear more and more of Qur'ān anxiously expecting and awaiting a new release.
The difference between encyclopaedia and a dictionary is about the focus. Encyclopaedia focuses on factual information concerning any subject while dictionary focuses on linguistic information about its entries. Human cognitive capability is capacity limited. Our conscious brain can process information from the environment and the book to a certain limit; sudden and continuous influx of information will heat up the "processor" of our brain. It was the rationale of intermittent dispatch and publication of Qur'ān.
It is known that we can attend to one complex task at a time. Thereby, studying a discourse by frames facilitates cognition process. Encyclopaedic knowledge is conveniently stored in the mind as frames that act as background knowledge for interpreting and comprehending the discourse. Frames as cognitive repository help and serve understanding concepts more explicitly by men of ordinary prudence who are the majority. We are instructed:
فَٱقْرَءُوا۟ مَا تَيَسَّـرَ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِۚ
Thereby, you people read that much part of Qur'ān which is felt effectively convenient [ for retaining your concentration/focus-the basic manner of reading a book]. [Refer 73:20]
Readers have variable duration of attention. Attention is state of perceiver's readiness to process and consider the information and impressions of an entity within the text. Concentrated attention for a longer period in comprehending a text; particularly when heavily loaded with varied information will cause heating of the brain disturbing its efficiency. Therefore, every individual should read, comprehend and critically reflect on the verbal passages of Qur'ān according to his level of concentration and try slowly enhancing duration of attention.
The best discourse is that which is organized and presented in the manner most suited for the human cognitive and learning process. A discourse will become grand if it serves simultaneously as encyclopaedia, and as dictionary of its important words. The Divine Discourse; authored by the Creator of Cognitive machinery, the Grand Qur'ān introduces a conceptual frame and then explains it in revolving manner, like multiple cameras recording a focussed object from different angles, to render it explicit from all angles. Thereby it is: بَصَآئِرُ, evocative, like photographic (to write with light) presentation which one perceives as video telecast.