The Evolution of the Meaning of “al-Ahl” From the pre-Islamic Period to the Era of the Revelation of the Holy Quran

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Seyyed Hoseyn Musavi DarreBidi ¹ (PH. D. student, in Quran and Hadith Studies, Isfahan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.)
Amir AhmadNezhad ² (Asistant Professor in Quran and Hadith Studies, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran.)

Received: 2017-09-05 Accepted : 2019-08-06 Published : 2019-08-23

Keywords: semantics, Quran, AHL, Allah, Syntagmatic Relation,

Abstract :

Studying of the semantic evolution of the Quranic vocabulary from the pre-Islamic era to the later periods is a necessity task and it is not possible to understand the meaning of the verses without it. One of the most influential elements in the meaning of the Quranic terms is their relation to each other in the text, especially the syntagmatic relations of the words. In this research, the focus of the "Ahl synthesis has been discussed. The "Ahl" syntheses are used only in the form of additional combinations in the Qur'an and, in terms of syntactic structure, have been synthesized with the appearance and the pronoun. Among the names of appearances, the term " Alktab " and the names of the places are most synthesized. Also, the names of the Prophets have the most synthesis as the reference to the pronouns associated with the Ahl. According to the Syntagmatic Relation of the meaning of "Ahl" in the four categories of categories, as well as the relation between "Ahl" and "Al". This research focuses on one of the components of semantics to explain the concept of the word "Ahl" and its semantic domain in the Qur'an.