The interplay of Qur'ānic synonymy and polysemy with special reference to al-asfār and al-kutub (the books) and their English translations

• Main Authors: Abdul-Qader Khaleel Mohammed Abdul-Ghafour, Norsimah Mat Awal, Intan Safinaz Zainudin, Ashinida Aladdin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13978/1/28532-98619-1-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13978/; http://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1178
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

This study investigates the meanings of the near-synonyms al-asfār and alkutub (the books) and their English translations. It aims at identifying the contextual meanings of the Qur'ānic near-synonyms based on different exegeses of the Holy Qur'ān. Then, it explains the semantic differences...