makvand mahmood; amirhossein fallahpour
Abstract
In verses 30 to 33 of Q 38, the Holy Quran mentions the story of Solomon and the horses. The interpretation of these verses and the explanation of the semantic link between them, as well as the relationship between the actions of the story and the actor of the story, Solomon, have faced exegetes with ...
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In verses 30 to 33 of Q 38, the Holy Quran mentions the story of Solomon and the horses. The interpretation of these verses and the explanation of the semantic link between them, as well as the relationship between the actions of the story and the actor of the story, Solomon, have faced exegetes with challenges. In the current research, to explain this story and understand its central homiletical and didactic doctrine, intertextual reading on three levels has been carried out: Jewish religious texts (including the Old Testament, Mishnah, and Midrash), pre-Islamic poems, and the Qur'an. According to the findings of current research, the doctrine of monotheism has been emphasized in this story. Solomon, the hero of the story, seeing noble galloping horses that were considered a powerful weapon in ancient times, perceived the power of horses, for a short moment, to be independent of God's will and considered them to be effective by themselves. Considering horses as an independent source of power causes him to fall in love with them and consequently neglects the remembrance of God.According to the results of this research, Solomon's action to free his soul from this preoccupation is giving away his beloved property, horses.
mahmood makvand; amirhossein fallahpour
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 ...
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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 and his chastity related to women. This concept has become the origin of some jurisprudential discussions regarding the recommendation of marriage and also some theological issues about the prophets. Accordingly, in this article, we have studied the word "Ḥaṣur" in the old Arabic literature and surveyed it etymologically focusing on Semitic languages. This study shows that the basic concept of the root "Ḥ-Ṣ-R" in the Semitic languages is: to encompass, besiege, walling(around a place), prison, enclosed cultivated land, and such like. In addition, by explaining the semantic relationship between the Qur'anic word "Ḥaṣur" and the basic concept mentioned above, it was concluded that the word refers to strict piety and self-controlling of Yahya(PBUH). This meaning is confirmed by verses from the Qur'an and the Bible. However, no evidence was found to confirm the pervasive meaning of the Qur'anic exegeses and translations.
