The display of the discourse style of the holy Quran in the stories of Surah Kahf

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One of the basic subject-matters in the area of the Quran stories and its fictional narratives is their classification in the prevailing fictional genres of the world which the understanding of individuals such as Alan Dundes, Antti Amatus Aarne and Stith Thompson are examples for it.

As such an attitude has been put forth and published without considering the divine and didactic texture of this text and structure and its divine and inspirational objectives, it is taken for granted that it has many faults both from the viewpoint of method and theoretical bases.

Referring to the views and sources - which putting forth the similarities of the Quran stories to the prevailing narratives among the people and mythical motifs intend to show them as a human phenomenon - and having analyzed the concepts and meanings of Surah Kahf from the perspective of discourse stylistics, - this research is an attempt to deal with this issue that the stories, the coded actions, allegories and surprising events of this Surah have been fully controlled by the Quran dominant and strong discourse.

Furthermore, they have a fully marginal manifestation in line with the lofty objectives of this text, though they have been skillfully employed in a general plot of the pivotal messages and are in an amazing link and integration with the discourse acts of the Surah.

The selection of Surah Kahf is due to its inclusion of secretive and allegorical stories and acts which have engaged the minds of the Quran researchers since long time ago and have been the pivots of discussions by the world folklorists.

Key Words: The Holy Quran, Surah Kahf [Surat Al-Kahf], Discourse Style, Storytelling Method.