Retrieving Types and Relations of Distances in Verses of a Surah

The distance at the end of a verse is a rhetorical and miraculous phenomenon in the Qur’an, which is related to the aesthetic and musical subject of the verses of a surah. However, final phrases and sentences of the verses of a surah also semantically and indicatively have a strong and close connection to the content of all verses of that surah. The question is that whether it is possible to recognize these sentences and phrases in one surah and express their relations under one rule? At least four types of indicative distances in a surah are identified: the same verses and distances, different verses and the same distances, close semantic distances, and other distances. On the other hand, a distance may have one or more relations in a surah, in addition to its semantic relation with the verse, including: the relation with the content of the surah, the relation with the context, the relation with the next verse, the distance relation of the first verse with the content of the surah, and finally the distance relation of the last verse with the content of the surah. For each of the types and relations, verses are exemplified according to the interpretations. This research uses narrative-revelatory and descriptive-analytical method to express the types of distances between verses and relations occurring in a surah.