Quranic Studies and Islamic Culture

Discovering the structure and purpose of Surah Fajr (based on the khamehgar’ pattern )

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Document Type : Research Article

Authors

sajedeh nabizadeh 1
soheila jalali kondori 2

1 PhD in Quranic studies and Hadith, Faculty of Theology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Quranic studies and Hadith, Faculty of theology, Alzahra University, Tehran, iran.

10.22034/isqs.2026.53146.2445
Abstract
Analyzing the cohesion of the Quranic text based on structural patterns is one of the new approaches in the study of Quranic sciences, although attention to the order of the divine word in Islamic studies back to the early centuries of Islam. Quran scholars used various patterns with the aim of discovering the cohesion of the Quranic text and proving its structure in response to doubts regarding the order of the Quran, as well as for the purpose of interpreting the Quran more correctly. One of these patterns is the one designed by Khamegar. Khamehgar considers a single purpose for each surah, under which the other purposes of the surah are placed. Her model consists of three stages: 1- Contextualization, 2- Titles of the contexts of the surah and discovery of its purpose, 3- Combining the discourses and forming chapters and sections. In the present study, In order to demonstrate the systematization and cohesion of Surah Fajr, this Surah was examined in light of the aforementioned pattern and it turned out that Surah Fajr consists of seven chapters and three sections, all of which, despite differences in wording and content, cooperate and share in order advance the single purpose ..

Keywords

The khamehgar&rsquo
pattern, cohesion and coherence of the Quranic text, Surah Fajr, the single purpose

Subjects

Quranic Studies and Islamic Culture

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 15 February 2026

  • Receive Date 02 November 2025
  • Revise Date 23 January 2026
  • Accept Date 07 February 2026

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