THE CORRECTION OF STORIES THROUGH WORDS IN THE QUR’AN
THE CORRECTION OF STORIES THROUGH WORDS IN THE QUR’AN: LINGUISTIC REFORM AND NARRATIVE RECTIFICATION Abstract The Qur’an was revealed to present the prophetic stories, which had been distorted through the corruption of previous revelations, in a renewed and authentic manner. In this process, the Qur’an corrects these narratives not only in terms of content but also through its careful choice of words. This article examines the Qur’anic practice of rectifying previous narratives through linguistic precision and demonstrates how, once the Qur’an-centered approach is abandoned, these stories tend to revert to their corrupted forms. Introduction: The Transformation of Stories and the Qur’an’s Intervention The stories presented in the Qur’an are often part of the shared narrative tradition of Judaism and Christianity. However, over time, these traditions have suffered from distortions such as the mythologization of events, deification of individuals, and the manipulation of symbols. Th...