I must agree with you about the poetic nature of the Quran. When I lived in Dubai in the 1980s there was a TV programme introducing the Quran to English-speaking viewers, which included readings from it in Arabic. Even though I only knew a very few words of Arabic and could not understand the readings, I came away with the insight that it is really poetic in style.
What was disappointing however was the exegesis afterwards. That seemed rather unclear and repetitive to me.
About what you called the “
repetitive” nature of the Quran, I want to explain something. What seems repetitive to one person may actually carry deeper meaning that becomes clear only through serious study.
I know of a man who was once a very influential figure among atheists. He was researching subjects connected to Satanism and certain hidden symbols. He never explained everything publicly, but he hinted that what he discovered was extremely alarming. That is why he only shared small clues, one of which was the symbolism found on the one-dollar note.
Later, this same person began studying the Quran. He noticed the repeated verses about Musa, Pharaoh, and ancient Egypt. Those verses connected directly to things he had been researching, and they opened doors of understanding for him. Through that, he discovered insights he never expected, and eventually he accepted Islam.
And you probably know that Dr Maurice Bucaille was deeply impressed by the Quran’s statements about Pharaoh and the preservation of his body. He approached the subject as a skeptic, but the accuracy of those verses, confirmed by modern research, led him to acknowledge the Quran’s uniqueness and ultimately accept Islam.
So what appears to be
repetition in the Quran is not meaningless at all. The Quran repeats only what is most important, and every repetition brings a new angle or a new lesson. The more a person studies it, the more they realise that its structure is deliberate, layered, and full of depth, not accidental or shallow.
