Pragmatic functions of mental verses in the glorious Qur'an

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The aim of this paper is to investigate the pragmatic functions of mental verses in the Glorious Qur'an.

To achieve this aim, forty verses referring to the mind have been analyzed within the framework of pragmatics as a perspective.

It is argued here that the removal or deletion of words denoting mind in the verses in which they occur, impedes both comprehension and interpretation of the Glorious Qur'an and makes it lose its informative value.

The results of the analysis show that mental verses are prerequisite for the appropriate interpretation of the Qur'an.

They are functional terms which signal the force of the verse rather than its propositional content, i.e.

Allah's intention in bestowing mankind with the mind to guide him to the right path.

The Glorious Qur'an also makes use of such poetic devices as similes and metaphors to make verses have an impressive effect on the reader.

What is more is that the heart in the Glorious Qur'an is found to be the center of both emotions and ideas.

What is the most important is that the core factor in the development of the mind is to be humble, patient, to avoid going too far in thinking and to avoid arrogance which leads to a catastrophe as in the case of Pharaoh.