Structure and Qur'anic Interpretation Quotes

“be summarized in this statement by the Andalusi judge, Abu Bakr ibn al-‘Arabi (d. 543/1148): “The verses of the Qur’an are joined together in such manner that they are like a single word, harmoniously associated, structurally even.”3”
― Raymond Farrin, Structure and Qur'anic Interpretation: A Study of Symmetry and Coherence in Islam's Holy Text

“an affirmation that the Qur’an is guidance for those who fear God.1 In stating that the Qur’an is guidance, Chapter 2 is thus linked with The Opening, which concludes with a request for guidance (vv. 5-6). The body of the Qur’an opens with a response (note al-Zarkashi: “It is as if, when people asked to be shown the way, the answer came: ‘here is the guidance you sought: it is the Qur’an”
― Raymond Farrin, Structure and Qur'anic Interpretation: A Study of Symmetry and Coherence in Islam's Holy Text