The Methodological Structure of Qur’anic Discourse: A Contextual Semantic Study of the Concepts of Iḥkām (Perfecting), Tafṣīl (Detailing), Tafrīq (Gradual Revelation/Differentiation), and Tartīl (Measured Recitation)

Abstract

This study explores the methodological structure of Qur’anic discourse through a contextual semantic analysis of the concepts of Iḥkām, Tafṣīl, Tafrīq, and Tartīl. It examines their linguistic and contextual relations as interconnected principles governing the structure, clarification, gradual revelation, and reception of the Qur’anic text. The study aims to present an integrated systematic reading that moves beyond fragmentary approaches to Qur’anic concepts.