نوع مقاله : علمی _ پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
The role of the language and culture of the Prophet’s era in understanding the vocabulary of the Qur’an has given rise to diverse exegetical approaches. Some of these approaches emphasize the sufficiency of linguistic and literary competence in explaining Qur’anic lexemes, whereas others highlight the necessity of attending to the cultural context and social milieu of the words. Employing a descriptive-analytical method, this study examines these two trends and proposes a model for understanding culturally embedded vocabulary in the Qur’an, designed on the basis of five components: the cultural character of the word, the sufficiency of internal Qur’anic indicants, the extent to which the word requires linguistic studies, the role of the word in conveying the message, and the Qur’anic factuality of the term. The relations among these components are articulated in the form of a decision tree and five interpretive rules, yielding a classification of interpretive approaches to Qur’anic vocabulary at three main levels: a) dependent understanding, in which the meaning and function of the word are strongly contingent upon the culture and context of the Prophet’s era; b) semi-dependent understanding, in which part of the meaning can be clarified by internal Qur’anic evidence, but deeper layers of understanding require recourse to cultural contexts; and c) independent understanding, in which competence in Arabic language and literature is sufficient for grasping the word, with little need to refer to the culture of the time. The model is tested through the analysis of selected lexemes with a cultural provenance and demonstrates that classifying modes of understanding into these levels, dependent, semi-dependent, and independent, can provide a systematic pathway toward a more precise comprehension of the Qur’anic language and its relationship to the culture of the revelation era.
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