The Meaning of Weakness - Verses from the Holy Quran as an Example
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This study seeks to shed light on the connotations of weakness and interrogate the meanings that nourished and enriched the texts of the blessed verses. This is what prompted the researcher to delve into the depths of this study into what is in the Holy Qur’an in general and Surat Al-Baqarah in particular, as it is one of the surahs that contains great linguistic and rhetorical diversity. The method of semantic weakening is used in this study. Weakness in the Arabic language means repetition or emphasis.
It has a prominent role in enhancing the meaning and strengthening the message addressed to the recipient. By studying the semantic weakness in Surat Al-Baqarah, we find that this method is used to confirm the meanings and deepen the Qur’anic understanding. The weakening contributes to highlighting the special importance of the topics covered in the text, such as doctrine, legislation, and morals. The weakening is repeated in many verses to achieve rhetorical goals, including arousing attention and influencing the recipient, in addition to consolidating religious concepts in the mind.
The study of the semantic weakening in Surat Al-Baqarah shows that this style is not just a linguistic construction, but rather a rhetorical tool aimed at deepening the semantic effect and directing the reader towards the importance of the topics at hand. This reflects the depth of the Qur’anic text and its rhetorical richness, and emphasizes the importance of studying linguistic structures to understand divine messages more deeply and more comprehensively.
In general, the semantic weakening in Surat Al-Baqarah is an effective means of enhancing the meanings and concepts of the Qur’an, which makes the study of semantics its focus. This study focused on first extrapolating the meanings included in the two forms, relying on what was mentioned in the morphological and grammatical books and the books of linguists and specialists in terms of citations to them, reviewing them in a comprehensive manner. An explanation of the implications contained in this formula.
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