Semantic Analysis of the Positions of The Embracing Pause (Waqf Mu‘anaqa) in the Holy Quran

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Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and Literature Emam Sadegh University

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Some quranic words and phrases are syntactically and linguistically placed in a situation where they can be considered as belonging to both the previous and the later part. Grammarians have accepted both aspects without preferring one over the other. However, since there are differences between the meanings of these two aspects, it is necessary that these words and phrases belong to one side in order to determine the precise meaning so that it would not confuse the audience in understanding the meaning of the Holy Quran. As a result, the commentators of the Holy Qur’an, who deal with the meaning of the verses, try to select one of these two aspects as the true meaning of these phrases with criteria such as the Qur’anic style, the context of the verses, the Arabs’ usage, and citing hadiths in order to clarify precise meaning of these words and phrases for the readers. It seems that they have a difference in choosing one of these aspects. The present study aims to reach a new level of layers of meanings of these verses and find out their true meaning through using the above four criteria. The results indicate that although the positions of Mo’aneqah pause in the Holy Qur’an have the ability to belong to their previous or later parts based on syntactic rules, belonging to one part is preferable to another one according to the above-mentioned criteria like the style and context of the verses.

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