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ARAPSKA LINGVISTIKA I TEFSIR
ARABIC LINGUISTICS AND TAFSEER

Author(s): Safvet Halilović
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Islam studies, Philology
Published by: ISLAMSKI PEDAGOŠKI FAKULTET U BIHAĆU
Keywords: Tafseer; Arabic linguistic science; linguistics; stylistics; metaphor; the true meaning; allusion; conciseness; Al- Ghassas; Ahkam-ul-Qur'an;

Summary/Abstract: The foundation of accurate and valid interpretation of the Qur'an - Tafseer. Without knowledge of Arabic language and its disciplines it is not possible to properly understand the Qur'an. Therefore, scholars emphasize that dealing with the interpretation of the Holy Qur'an is not permissible without the prior knowledge of Arabic linguistics. Otherwise, the door for the wrong interpretation of the Qur'an, which is the main source of Islam, would be wide open. Knowledge of Arabic language and disciplines of Arabic linguistic science are one of the basic prerequisites for engaging in the science of Tafseer. It is not allowed, nor is it possible that a commentator (mufessir) of the Qur'an does not know Arabic - the language in which the Qur'an was revealed. This includes knowledge of disciplines covered by the Arabic linguistic sciences, such as etymology, syntax, grammar, poetics, stylistics, etc. Engaging in the interpretation of the Holy Qur'an without fulfilling these requirements is very harmful because it leads to erroneous and distorted interpretation of the Book of Allah, and this means the modification of Allah's messages revealed in the Qur'an. This can result in a heresy, infidelity and apostasy from Islam.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 87-115
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Bosnian
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