Concordance of Qur'anic polysemy / Ahmad Shehu Abdussalam (book of the month 2009)
This book helps readers understand the message of the Qur'an by giving precise meaning to some polysemous words found in it. Polysemy is a semantic state of a word that has two or more meanings. Polysemic entries are numbered and arranged in alphabetical order. It also explains the two major...
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Public Relations Office, International Islamic University Malaysia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/6838/1/Aug_2009.pdf |
| Summary: | This book helps readers understand the message of the Qur'an by giving precise
meaning to some polysemous words found in it. Polysemy is a semantic state
of a word that has two or more meanings. Polysemic entries are numbered and
arranged in alphabetical order. It also explains the two major approaches in the
interpretation of Qur'anic polysemic words. Therefore, it is an essential tool for
English-speaking scholars and students of the science of the Qur'an. This is
because it helps harmonize various meanings. It brings out certain aspects of the
creativity of the Qur'an and it provides linguistic options to the interpretation or
translation of the Qur'an. |
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