abstract determining whether a surah is makki or madani is an effective way to understand the surah and to choose the most desirable interpretative traditions. there are many surahs considered makki and a few ones considered madani. on the other hand, there is another group of surahs which their dating can be disputable. surah al-ra’d should be put in this group. by analyzing the traditions rel...

This study aims to analyze the Quranic similes in Parts Twenty-ninth and Thirty of Holy Quran as they contain 48 Surah from a total 114 Surah, with percentage 42%. They are Makkan except for four them (Surah Al-Insan, Al-Bayyina, Al-Zalzala, An-Nasr(. The consists two topics; first one addressed theoretical aspects term, importance simile its role clarifying intended meaning. second topic appli...