A stylistic study of epiphany in the Holy Quran : a moment of truth

Abstract EN

The moment of epiphany is considered one of the linguistic features that expresses the user's transition from one state to another, distinguished by a new awareness and comprehension of the variables of life.

Epiphany has been used since ancient times in all aspects of human life.

What caught our attention is its presence in the Holy Quran.

Accordingly, this unprecedented study aims to shed light on this feature in the Quran and to show its different uses and meanings.

By using literary stylistics and statistical stylistics approaches, we were able to depict 42 cases of epiphany divided equally between its appearance in this life and that of the hereafter.

We found that the former is characterized by mercy and return to God, while the latter is characterized by heartbreak and regret when the unbeliever sees the torment.

We were also able to explore new types of epiphany namely, direct and indirect, in addition to false epiphany.