Quran, Culture And Civilization

Quran, Culture And Civilization

Conceptualization of the Quranic phrase "Esmuho Ahmad" with the approach of analyzing verbal and non-verbal evidence

Authors
samad Esmi qiye bashi 1
Ahmad Omidvar 2
Masoud Eghbali 3
Majid Chehri 4
1 Assistant professor of the Holy Quran university of sciences and Education
2 University of Sciences and Education of the Holy Quran, Faculty and general manager of education and graduate studies of the university.
3 Holy Quran University of Sciences and Education, Faculty of Quranic Sciences, Khomein University
4 Holy Quran University of Sciences and Education, Faculty of Quranic Sciences, Kermanshah University
10.22034/jksl.2023.383341.1183
Abstract
Verse 6 of Surah Mubaraka Saf, on behalf of Jesus (pbuh), announces the appearance of the promised prophet. Most of the researchers have considered the phrase "Esmuho Ahmad" to mean the special naming of the Prophet (PBUH) as "Ahmed" and to prove his prophethood, they looked for this name or its semantic equivalent in the Bible and stated some cases. orientalists have tried to deny this issue. The current research with a descriptive-analytical approach and using verbal evidence such as the discovery of the meaning of words, the meaning of the name of science, the linguistic style of the Qur'an and the Testaments in introducing personalities and semantic development and non-verbal evidence such as historical, narrative and intellectual evidence in order to discover the meaning of this phrase It has been important and challenging. The result is that the meaning of the words "name" and "Ahmad" is not simply (his name is Ahmad); rather, the meaning (his attributes are more praised) can be determined from it, that these outstanding attributes have become one of the clear reasons for the distinction and recognition of the Prophet from others. On the other hand, verse 6 of Sura Saf does not necessarily indicate the existence of this name in the Bible, but it is possible that the good news with this name is in the oral tradition of Jesus (pbuh). By examining the above-mentioned evidence, it is appropriate to interpret the meaning of this phrase into higher concepts than simply referring to the name of knowledge of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). And by considering the semantic development, both the meaning of the name and the moral and behavioral attributes of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) can be determined from the phrase will, which made him the leader of other divine messengers.

Graphical Abstract

Conceptualization of the Quranic phrase Esmuho Ahmad with the approach of analyzing verbal and non-verbal evidence
Keywords
Name
Ahmad
Good news
verbal evidence
non-verbal evidence

Subjects

The Holy Quran
The Bible
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  • Receive Date 10 February 2023
  • Revise Date 28 April 2023
  • Accept Date 02 May 2023
  • Publish Date 22 June 2023