The Analysis of the Structural and Textual Coherence Factors of Surah Al-Muzzammial

he chapters of the Quran are composed of interconnected and cohesive verses, and this cohesion stems from the various types of relationships between them, including lexical, syntactic, and logical connections. Coherence refers to the intra-textual mechanism of language that assists the speaker in creating and maintaining communication within each sentence or between sentences; in other words, coherence refers to the structural-lexical relations of the text. Therefore, in this research, first, the perspective of the most prominent interpreters regarding the Meccan and Medinan nature of this chapter is analyzed. Specifically, three interpretations written in the order of revelation are examined in detail, along with the interpreters' views on the Meccan or Medinan nature of Surah Al-Muzzammil and how the sections of this chapter relate to each other, as well as the effectiveness of the interpretations in dealing with exceptional verses and the possibility that the textual coherence between chapters as a possible evidence of the chapter as being entirely Meccan is speculated. Furthermore, considering the linguistic role and the theory of textual coherence in relation to the context and structure, the factors of structural and textual coherence in Surah Al-Muzzammil are investigated, and finally, examples and relevant instances are presented in two tables.