Expansion and Metaphor in Semantic Evolution of the Holy Qur'anic Words Emphasizing the Opinions of Allameh Tabatabai'e

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Salimi Zahra; MIRHOSSEINI SAYYED MOHAMMAD; Pashazanous Ahmad; Al e Buye Langeroudi Abdolali

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Journal: QJOURNAL OF LITERARY QURANIC RESEARCHES Year:2018 | Volume:6 | Issue:3 Page(s): 71-95

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Expansion and Metaphor in Semantic Evolution of the Holy Qur'anic Words Emphasizing the Opinions of Allameh Tabatabai'e

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Salimi Zahra | MIRHOSSEINI SAYYED MOHAMMAD | Pashazanous Ahmad | Al e Buye Langeroudi Abdolali | Issue Writer Certificate

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Al-MizanQ2

semantic evolutionQ1

semantic expansionQ1

metaphorQ2

Abstract

Understanding phrases and words used in the Holy Qur'an is one step in comprehending this holy book. Interpreters should thus rely on the meanings of words to offer and explain their opinions and interpretations and should consider semantic relationships among words. However, can the superficial meaning of words or the meanings of words in their usage be considered as the basis of perception or those meanings can include the used meanings? We addressed this question drawing on Tafsir Al-Mizan, noting that Allame Tabatabai'e believes that the Holy Qur'anic words are not vague because the Holy Qur'an is the book of guidance and hence needs to be clear in meaning and free of any complicacy. This paper is specifically an attempt to survey the semantic evolution of words from Allame Tabatabai'e’ s point of view and to prove that although semantic evolution of words entail more than one meaning for a given word, there is still a strong relationship between the evolved meaning and the original one. In fact, the evolved meaning is still closely connected to the original meaning. In other words, through methods and processes like using metaphors, covering abstract rather than concrete meaning, and semantic expansion or contraction, a given word has acquired a new implication which is based on its original and old meaning. Analyzing the status of the semantic evolution of words in Tafsir Al-Mizan is what the present descriptive-analytical study intended to do in its attempt to shed light on this key aspect of interpretation and to highlight the outstanding position of this Shia interpretation. Words such as “ ajal, al-suht, akhbat, rih, etc. ” are some examples of words carrying meanings different yet relevant to their original meanings through semantic evolution. This point has not been neglected by Allame Tabatabai'e in his articulate and scholarly expressions while interpreting the ayahs. Paying attention to changes in words’ references underlines the point that Qur'anic words are not limited to their superficial meaning but encompass the spirit of meaning as well.

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Salimi, Zahra, MIRHOSSEINI, SAYYED MOHAMMAD, Pashazanous, Ahmad, & Al e Buye Langeroudi, Abdolali. (2018). Expansion and Metaphor in Semantic Evolution of the Holy Qur'anic Words Emphasizing the Opinions of Allameh Tabatabai'e. QJOURNAL OF LITERARY QURANIC RESEARCHES, 6(3 ), 71-95. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/361209/en

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Salimi Zahra, MIRHOSSEINI SAYYED MOHAMMAD, Pashazanous Ahmad, Al e Buye Langeroudi Abdolali. Expansion and Metaphor in Semantic Evolution of the Holy Qur'anic Words Emphasizing the Opinions of Allameh Tabatabai'e. QJOURNAL OF LITERARY QURANIC RESEARCHES[Internet]. 2018;6(3 ):71-95. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/361209/en

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Zahra Salimi, SAYYED MOHAMMAD MIRHOSSEINI, Ahmad Pashazanous, and Abdolali Al e Buye Langeroudi, “Expansion and Metaphor in Semantic Evolution of the Holy Qur'anic Words Emphasizing the Opinions of Allameh Tabatabai'e,” QJOURNAL OF LITERARY QURANIC RESEARCHES, vol. 6, no. 3 , pp. 71–95, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/361209/en

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