The Semantic Model of the Concept of “Certainty” in Nahj al-Balagha: A Focus on Collocation and Substitution Relationships

The word yaqīn (certainty) is key to epistemological discussions in Nahj al-Balagha, where the word and its cognates appear thirty one times. The analysis of the semantic network of “certainty” has an effective role in understanding Imam ʿAli's (a) stance toward epistemology. In the present stu...

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Main Authors: Seyed Hossein Azimidokht, Maryam Tavakolnia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Religions and Denominations Press 2022-06-01
Series:Religious Inquiries
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Online Access:https://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_144234_14c2ca73080cc5f8cb199155d1531c89.pdf