An analytical look at linguistic plagues in the Holy Quran and Saadi's Golestan

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fariba imanzadeh ^{1 *} , fazel abbaszadeh ²

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2 - Islamic Azad University

Received: 2025-04-24 Accepted : 2025-05-08 Published : 2025-07-13

Keywords: Language pests, ethics in language, adaptation, Holy Quran, Saadi's Golestan,

Abstract :

Language, the main tool of human communication, plays an effective role in transmitting concepts and establishing social relationships, and as an educational tool, it plays an important role in improving individual and social behaviors. This article aims to examine linguistic pests as a moral and social problem and analyze the related teachings in the Holy Quran and Saadi's Golestan. Both prominent sources, by utilizing eloquence and rhetoric, have an important place in moral education and teaching. The Holy Quran, the holy book of Muslims, has addressed linguistic pests such as lies, backbiting and gossip, slander and slander, swearing and abuse, idle talk and nullification, and hypocrisy and duplicity in speech with an instructive expression. The Quran calls on man to be pious in language and has clearly stated the destructive effects of these pests on the individual and society in concepts such as "slander" and "nullification" and also emphasizes the importance of honest and wise speech as a basis for moral behaviors. In contrast, Saadi in his book Golestan, in a wise and instructive tone, depicted the scourges of language through short and instructive anecdotes. He pointed out the consequences of negative language behaviors such as lying, gossip, hypocrisy, and swearing, and recommended wisdom in speech as a moral solution for creating healthy relationships. A comparison of the teachings of the Quran and Saadi's perspective shows that both have introduced the valuable resource of language as a powerful tool for improving or destroying social relationships. This research was conducted using

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