Document Type : The scientific research paper

Authors

1 M.Sc., Qur’an and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Theology, Islamic Studies, and Guidance, Imam Sadeq University, Tehran, Iran.

2 PhD of Qur’an and Hadith Sciences, University of Tarbiat Modarres, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

تفسیرنویسی بر قرآن کریم، به‌سبب جایگاه این کتاب نزد مسلمانان، امری بسیار مهم بوده که از دیرباز تاکنون آثار متعددی در این حوزه به رشته تحریر درآمده است. یکی از نکات مهم درخصوص تفاسیر، اثرگزاری آنها بر فهم مردم عادی از کتاب و در نتیجه تشکیل یک گفتمان عمومی از قرآن کریم است. اسراف یکی از اصطلاحات قرآنی است که 23 مرتبه در این کتاب کاربرد یافته است. گفتمان ایجاد شده در فرهنگ عمومی از معنای اسراف، این شبهه را دامن می‌زند که اسراف صرفاً معنایی مادی و اقتصادی دارد. براساس همین انگاره، بسیاری از مفسران در توجیه برخی از کاربردهای اسراف همچون «اسرفوا علی انفسهم» به تکلف افتاده‌اند. در این پژوهش بناداریم تا با استفاده از روش‌های ریشه‌شناسی و معناشناسی ساخت‌گرا، در یک مطالعه کتابخانه‌ای، به این شبهه پاسخ دهیم. نتیجه این پژوهش آنکه در قرآن کریم دوگونه اسراف وجود دارد: نخست همان اسراف اقتصادی و مادی که مربوط به حوزه مصرف می‌شود و در کاربردهایی نظیر«کلوا و اشربوا و لاتسرفوا» مشاهده می-گردد. معنای دیگر اسراف، که از رهاورد کاربست دو روش مذکور حاصل می‌شود، برابر حالت روانی برخاسته از هیجان، حرص و ولع است که الزاماً مربوط به حوزه مصرف نمی‌‌شود و در کاربردهایی نظیر «لاتسرف فی القتل» ظاهر می‌شود.

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Article Title [Persian]

Answer to Misconception of Materiality of Extravagance; An Etymological and Semantic Study

Authors [Persian]

  • amirhosein Hoseinzade Auori 1
  • Mohammad Hossein Akhavan Tabasi 2

1 M.Sc., Qur’an and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Theology, Islamic Studies, and Guidance, Imam Sadeq University, Tehran, Iran.

2 PhD of Qur’an and Hadith Sciences, University of Tarbiat Modarres, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract [Persian]

Commentary writing on the Holy Qur'an has been a very important matter due to the position of this book among Muslims. Many works have been written in this field since long ago. One of the important points regarding the interpretations is their effect on the understanding of the Book by ordinary people and as a result, forming a public discourse of the Holy Qur’an. Extravagance (isrāf) is a Qur’anic term that occurs 23 times in this Holy Text. The discourse in the general culture of the meaning of extravagance brings the misconception that it has only a material and economic meaning. Based on this concept, many commentators have taken the task of justifying some of the uses of extravagance, such as “asrafū ‘alā anfusihim.” This research intends to answer the doubt by using etymological methods and structural semantics, in library tools. It concludes that there are two types of extravagance in the Holy Qur’an: first, the economic and material extravagance that is related to the consumption and can be seen in usages such as “kulū wal-shrabū wa lā tusrifū”. Second, which results from the application of the two mentioned methods, is equal to the mental state arising from excitement, greed, and lust. This meaning does not necessarily relate to the consumption, but appears in applications such as “lā tusrif fī al-qatl”.

Keywords [Persian]

  • The Holy Qur'an
  • Extravagance
  • Misconception of Materiality of Extravagance
  • Semantics of Extravagance
  • Etymology of Extravagance
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