Analysis of Meaning of "Meaning" in Semantics of the Qur'an

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD student , Department of Qur’an and Hadith Sciences University Of Mashhad

2 Associate Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Ferdowsi University Of Mashhad

3 Professor Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences Ferdowsi University Of Mashhad

4 Associate Professor Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences Ferdowsi University Of Mashhad

Abstract

The semantics of the Qur’an is a methodical thematic interpretation that is able to present the meaning of words in the worldview of the Creator of the Universe to human beings and explain the Divine culture, provided that it is performed in accordance with Qur’anic principles. First of all, “the meaning” should be determined in the semantics of the Qur’an. This research studies the definition of meaning, concept, applicability, semantics and pragmatics to show a phenomenological definition of “meaning” in the Qur’anic semantics. Also, according to the effect of pragmatics in defining the proper “meaning”, the effective characteristics of the Speaker and the addressee of the Qur’an in defining “meaning” have been specified. In addition, some of the theories of Muslim scholars regarding the meaning on which the word is assigned, and affect in determining the “meaning” and finally selecting the appropriate method, is analyzed. Accordingly, based on the “principle of embodying” in the critique of the theory of “the spirit of meaning”, it is approved that the word using for meanings of the transcendent worlds is metaphorical. Additionally, the capability of semantics schools for studying the Qur’anic concepts is shown. Finally, through illustrating the characteristics that “meaning” should have in the Qur’anic semantics, the superiority of the cognitive school in analyzing Qur’anic vocabulary is proven. Based on the definition of “meaning” in such a school, some other features of the Qur’anic meaning are expressed as well.
 

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  • Receive Date: 15 September 2020
  • Revise Date: 25 March 2021
  • Accept Date: 19 December 2020

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