Bayan as a form of discourse: research on tafsir

Abstract

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The author in this article presents a study research on the term bayan-al-bayān (البيان), where it means a speech in the tafsir of the Qur’anic ayah عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ „(and) taught him speech“ (Ar-Rahmān, 4) using the method of tafsir and the qualitative method of content analysis. The research takes answers to the following questions as a starting point: What kind of speech is bayan? What are the requirements of the speech that can be considered as bayan? Most commonly, it uses the Hadith of the Messenger Muhammad s.w.s. which relates to the multilayered meaning of the term bayan, when it means the speech; further, the etymology and the terminological usage of the word are discussed. The following is a presentation of the meaning of the term bayan, which is listed in twenty tafsir works. The results show that the word bayan pertains to “knowledge of all the things”, “knowledge of what is allowed and what is prohibited”, and “the speech which encompasses explanation and clarification”, “eloquent and substantiated speech”, “ the speech that communicates the wisdom”, and “inspired speech”. In the context of modern search for a meaning, the results of this research show that bayan also has a “logo-therapeutic” implication.