(التناص في ضرب موسى بالعصا (دراسة تحليلية مع نماذج قرآنية

Abstract

This study examines the phenomenon of internal intertextuality in the Qur’an through two Qur’anic instances of the Messenger Moses striking with his stick: striking the sea for salvation from Pharaoh and his army, and striking the rock to bring forth water for the Children of Israel. The study adopts the perspective of text linguistics (text grammar) while linking the modern concept of intertextuality to its roots in classical Arabic rhetoric and Qur’anic exegesis. Using a contextual, linguistic, and analytical approach grounded in classical tafsīr, the study reveals that repetition in the Qur’an is not merely lexical but represents a purposeful reconfiguration of a single event across different contexts and communicative goals. In striking the sea, the discourse reflects a context of fear and impending destruction, culminating in deliverance and liberation; in striking the rock, it reflects a context of need and thirst, culminating in sustenance, life, and stability. The study concludes that Qur’anic intertextuality constitutes a deliberate semantic system that combines coherence with renewal, reflecting the unity of divine source and diversity of rhetorical purposes, and highlighting a distinctive aspect of the Qur’an’s rhetorical and semantic exclusivity.