Manifestations of Conceptual Metaphor in the Holy Quran (Case Study of Surah Insan)

Seyfi, Tayyebeh; Garshasbi, Mahya

doi:10.22059/jalit.2023.362734.612712

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

tayyebeh seyfi ¹
Mahya Garshasbi ²

¹ : Associate Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature i and Humanities, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran

² Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2023.362734.612712

Abstract

Conceptual metaphor is a fundamental factor for expressing abstract concepts, as it consciously or unconsciously reveals its place in the common language mechanism of our daily lives. Since it includes various types of image data resulting from the power of recognition through objectification and provides an understanding of one field based on another for humans. The Holy Qur'an is full of beautiful conceptual metaphors, the main purpose of which is to explain something unknown and imagine something beyond the power of our minds, and this is the reason for the innovation of Quranic metaphors despite the cessation of revelation. This article, using the descriptive-analytical method, aims to investigate the three types of conceptual metaphors in Surah Insan from the Holy Quran: directional, ontological, and structural. The research results indicate that the concept of life is shown in the structure of travel and the concept of time is shown in the form of place, but knowledge is the basis for a visual approach in structural metaphor. In the ontological metaphor, non-human structures such as the Day of Resurrection and time acquire human characteristics. As for metaphor, a visual attribute is considered the divine essence, and the abstract concept of mercy is a vessel containing a specific volume. In addition, the concept of indifference is expressed by the spatial direction behind; the upper direction expresses high status and honor; maximum importance is expressed by the central direction; and obedience and subduing are expressed by the lower spatial direction

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Manifestations of Conceptual Metaphor in the Holy Quran (Case Study of Surah Insan)

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Volume 16, Issue 3 - Serial Number 41
July 2024
Pages 105-127

Manifestations of Conceptual Metaphor in the Holy Quran (Case Study of Surah Insan)

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Volume 16, Issue 3 - Serial Number 41July 2024Pages 105-127

Volume 16, Issue 3 - Serial Number 41
July 2024
Pages 105-127