Capacities of Quranic Language in the Present Time

Attending language and the science of linguistics is of an old background, and has been enjoying a special status in the two past centuries. Since Islam has a lingual foundation too, it is appropriate to reinvestigate and survey foundation of this religion, i.e., its language, through a new look which is proportional to the modern functions of language. The role of language in establishing a culture and civilization and its relation with civilizational components has become very clear nowadays, and it is the Islamic Umma’s duty to have a contemporary look at this superior source and enjoy its up-to-date benefits.
The comprehensive relation and connection of Quranic language with the human common understanding, the former’s permanence and durability, its superiority to human languages as well as its being endowed with divine grace, capability of penetration into hearts and establishing inner communication, its eloquence, and its artistic aspects are among characteristics of this language special attention to which being necessary in the present time. The purpose of this essay is to present some grounds of the said lingual functions and to expound abilities of the divine language in such grounds.