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It has traditionally been taken for granted that the Qur'an was composed in Classical Arabic. But recent research, pioneered by Ahmad Al-Jallad of Ohio University and Marijn Van Putten of the University of Leiden, has shown that the Qur'an was actually composed in a different language, which they call Old Hijazi, the ancient vernacular dialect of the Hijaz region which includes Makkah and Medina.<ref>{{cite book | author = Marijn van Putten | date = 2022 | title = Quranic Arabic: From Its Hijazi Origins to Its Classical Reading Traditions | publisher = Brill | pages = 216 | isbn = 978-90-04-50624-4 | oclc = 1280309082 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=HDG5zgEACAAJ}}</ref> | |||
Old Hijazi has two hallmarks that distinguishes it from classical Arabic and the Quranic reading traditions: | Old Hijazi has two hallmarks that distinguishes it from classical Arabic and the Quranic reading traditions: | ||
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==More Old Hijazi internal rhymes in the Quran== | ==More Old Hijazi internal rhymes in the Quran== | ||
Besides the above mentioned rhymes, Idris Al-Arabi discovered a huge number of Old Hijazi internal rhymes that you can | Besides the above mentioned rhymes, Idris Al-Arabi has discovered a huge number of Old Hijazi internal rhymes that you can see [[All Examples of Old Hijazi Internal Rhymes in the Quran and Hadith|here]]. | ||
These internal rhymes can be classified into two categories: | These internal rhymes can be classified into two categories: | ||
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العليم الحكيم | العليم الحكيم | ||
al-ʕalīm ǝl-ḥakīm (Old Hijazi) | |||
al-ʕalīmu l-ḥakīm (Classical Arabic) | al-ʕalīmu l-ḥakīm (Classical Arabic) | ||
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==Classes of Old Hijazi internal rhymes== | ==Classes of Old Hijazi internal rhymes== | ||
'''1- individual instances.''' They include 76 unique high quality Old Hijazi internal rhymes. With repetition they are 94 ones. As for individual instances of normal quality internal rhymes, they were so many that only the strongest 22 unique ones were listed. | '''1- individual instances.''' They include 76 unique high quality Old Hijazi internal rhymes. With repetition they are 94 ones. As for individual instances of normal quality internal rhymes, they were so many that only the strongest 22 unique ones were listed. | ||
To see all the high quality internal rhymes and the 22 normal quality ones, see this article | To see all the high quality internal rhymes and the 22 normal quality ones, see [[All Examples of Old Hijazi Internal Rhymes in the Quran and Hadith|this article]]. | ||
'''2- Verse-final attributes of Allah.''' The majority of internal rhymes in the Quran fall under this type. Of this type, there are 12 unique high quality internal rhymes, 49 with repetition. As for normal quality internal rhymes of this type (verse-final attributes of Allah), there are 38 unique ones, 225 with repetition. | '''2- Verse-final attributes of Allah.''' The majority of internal rhymes in the Quran fall under this type. Of this type, there are 12 unique high quality internal rhymes, 49 with repetition. As for normal quality internal rhymes of this type (verse-final attributes of Allah), there are 38 unique ones, 225 with repetition. | ||
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You can see the full list of examples here | You can see the full list of examples [[All Examples of Old Hijazi Internal Rhymes in the Quran and Hadith|here]] | ||
==Old Hijazi Internal Rhymes in Hadith== | ==Old Hijazi Internal Rhymes in Hadith== | ||
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For more examples see this article | For more examples see [[All Examples of Old Hijazi Internal Rhymes in the Quran and Hadith|this article]] | ||
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