Considering Bintu Shathi's Theory of Acidonymity Against Adât Al-Qasam in The Qur'an

Abstract

The culture of the oath is a tradition practised by the Arab nation to affirm and convince the interlocutor about the conveyed information. In the Quran, an oath is connoted with Qasam. Qasam is one of the expressions in the Quran that contains high literary and rhetorical values. It always attracts the attention of commentators to study it. In this writing, it is concluded that Bintu Syathi’, based on her theory of asonymity—understands the phrase qasam as Quranic rhetoric to attract attention. Unlike the majority of commentators who adhere to the doctrine of synonymity, understanding the phrase qasam as a sign of the greatness of Allah in glorifying His creation. This paper attempts to compromise and portray the root of the problem of these differences so that it does not become a polemic. The method used in this paper is literature study (library research). The data used are exegesis books, journals, and relevant books on the discussion. Meanwhile, the book Al-Tafsîr Al-Bayân Li Al-Qur’ân and the book Al-I’jâz Al-Bayâni Li Al-Qur’ân by Bintu Syathi’ are used as primary data.