Semantic Analysis of the Word nafs in the Qur’an Cover Image

Semantička analiza riječi nafs u Kur’anu
Semantic Analysis of the Word nafs in the Qur’an

Author(s): Almir Fatić
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Naučnoistraživački institut »Ibn Sina«
Keywords: nafs; semantics; lexical / relational / contextual meaning

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the author provides a semantic analysis of the use of the word nafs in the Qur’an on the basis of: a) works on semantic lexicology of the Qur’an; b) basic comments on the Qur’an; c) the latest critical studies in the field of tefsir, dealing specifically with examination of contextual meanings of polysemic and homonymic words in the Qur’an; and d) other contemporary studies dealing with the meaning of the word nafs in the Qur’an.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 50
  • Page Range: 44-63
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Bosnian