An Investigation into the Relationship between Dialog and Narrative Elements of the Holy Quran from a Literary Perspective

After more than 14 centuries, the expressive inimitability of the holy Quran opens new dimensions for thinkers every day. One of these angles is the study of the story and its relation to the element of dialog. The purpose of this article is to look into this issue in the verses of the holy Quran. For this purpose, the methods and techniques of storytelling in the Quran, the characteristics of dialog in the Quran and the historical course of the views on dialog have been examined, and later in the article, this issue has been practically dealt with in the story of Hazrat-e Maryam (a.s.). The findings indicate that the storytelling and narrative technique of the Quran was advanced before the establishment of various literary schools. This study has been conducted using the analytical, comparative and library methods.