Paradoxical Dichotomies in Surat Al-Ra’d

Abstract

This study tackles one of the most important concepts which is the concept of contrast and eventually duality on the rhetoric and critical levels from one hand and on the semantic level from the other hand. This concept was applied in one of the great suras in the Holy Quran which is Surat Al-Ra’d. The reason behind choosing this sura is the several themes it includes about the universal aspect (Creation and Formulation).