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This paper aims to bring a new perspective of understanding Maryam by looking into thematic-structural study. Although there are certain people who are keen to suggest that women should read his Surah Maryam in pregnancy to ease the delivery process, it has never been the main purpose of it – neither for other Surahs to be read for any special occasion. Therefore, this study will provide an initial guide to see Maryam as an example to all human beings, men and women. This study is targeted to attain the objective of obtaining an in-depth understanding of a Quranic Surah or a character in it through the analytical method that is based on interpreting the Quran with Quran. Furthermore, the thematic-structural method which was initiated by Hamiduddin Farahi (1863-1930) will be mainly applied in this study, including the use of the central theme and correlation between words theory that he implemented in most of his books, more specifically his tafsir “Nizam Al-Quran.”
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To Cite this Article: Berhanuddin, Q. F., Othman, M. S., Mustapha, N. F., Sulong, & Wan, W. M. (2021). Revisiting Maryam through Thematic-Structural Study. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(12), 1243–1256.
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