Context and its Role in Determining Meaning According to Interpreters and Linguists

  • Abdarahman Abulgasim Salih Noorain Assistant professor of English language, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan
  • Suliman Yousif Muhammed Abdalla Assistant professor of Arabic Langauge, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
الكلمات المفتاحية: Context, Determining Meaning, Interpreters, Linguists

الملخص

The study aimed at examining the context and its significance in explaining the meanings and connotations, defining the context based on interpreters and linguists, showing the interest of ancient and modern scholars in making use of context, and its role in defining the meaning in the Holy Qur’an, and explaining its relationship to the reasons for revelation. The study followed the descriptive approach, taking from its tools, analysis and observation. The study defined the various types of context in definition and detail. The study was applied to selected models of verses from the Qur’an according to the interpretation of Imam al-Tabari specifically. The study reached several results, including: The interest in the context in defining the meaning began since the time of the Companions. The study also reached into the necessity of cognitive integration between interpreters and linguists for an optimal use of the context in interpreting the meanings of the Qur’an. The study recommended conducting researches that applies the role of the context in defining the meaning in the entire Holy Qur’an and its role in defining the meanings of the Prophet’s Sunnah and benefiting from linguistic sciences in understanding the meanings of the Holy Qur’an.

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منشور
2023-09-15
كيفية الاقتباس
Abdarahman Abulgasim Salih Noorain, & Suliman Yousif Muhammed Abdalla. (2023). Context and its Role in Determining Meaning According to Interpreters and Linguists. المجلة الدولية للعلوم الإنسانية والاجتماعية, (49), 207-221. https://doi.org/10.33193/IJoHSS.49.2023.623
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