Contextual Argumentation in Discourse and its effect in Weighing Syntactic Rules: The Quran Verses of Teaching Adam the Names as a Model

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the discourse from two perspectives: pragmatic and argumentative for the verses contained in Surat Al-Baqarah from verses 30 to 33 which are related to the succession of Adam and his teaching of names. The approach has promoted two methodological tools, as known as "integrated deliberation" to sensitize the context of the position made by statements of pure argumentative nature. The study dealt with the great disagreement among the majority of scholars about the significance of (names), and the approach was able, based on what was likely in the context of the situation, to exclude the words circulated in the interpretation and appropriately interpret the meaning through using the method of inductive questions, and interrogation of the deliberative connotations of the utterances in its context. The study adopts an analytical descriptive approach, and it concludes that the ‘names’ mentioned in the verses refer to the names of the prophets and the righteous of Adam’s son and offspring who carry the message of the religious reform movement and who are against corruption and killing. The presentation of the samples of the religious reform movement and fighting corruption will refute the Angels’ prediction about Adam and will be contrary to it.