Re-reading the Quranic concept of "Ḥaṣur" in the description of the prophet Yahya (PBUH)

mahmood makvand; amirhossein fallahpour

Volume 4, Issue 4 , January 2021, , Pages 127-148

https://doi.org/1022034/isqs.2020.5942

Abstract
  The Qur'anic word "Ḥaṣur" is mentioned only once in verse 39 of Surah Al-Imran and in the description of the Prophet Yahya(PBUH). However, its root, "Ḥ-Ṣ-R", has been used six times in the Holy Qur'an. Most commentators and translators have associated this word with Yahya's reluctance to marry ...  Read More

Etymology of the Quranic word «عَزّر» and its role in evaluating of the Quranic translations.

mahmood makvand; soleyman aghdaki

Volume 3, Issue 3 , December 2019, , Pages 85-108

Abstract
  واژه قرآنی "عَزَّر" سه‌بار در قرآن به کار رفته است. لغویان عرب و مفسران مسلمان واژه را از ریشه "ع-ز-ر" دانسته‌اند و معانی مختلفی برای آن بر شمرده‌اند. مترجمان قرآن نیز نظر ...  Read More

Etymology of the Quranic word “Mahsur”

mahmood makvand

Volume 1, Issue 3 , September 2017, , Pages 83-97

Abstract
  The Quranic word "Mahsur" is used only once in the verse 29 of Surah al-Isra. Arabic lexicographers and Muslim commentators have explained that the word "Mahsur" is formed from the root "Hsr" and has different meanings. According to these lexical and interpretative views, the translators of the Holy ...  Read More