Comparative Studies of Quran

Comparative Studies of Quran

A study of the Transformation of the concept of" Sadra al-Muntaha" Relying on Yuri Lutman's approach to cultural semiotics

Document Type : Original

Authors
Fateme Araji 1
ensiye khazali 2
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran (responsible author)
2 Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The text of the Qur'an is a system of signs with a specific structure that was revealed in any case at a certain point in time. The sign processes that take place in any particular period have exposed the reception of this text to many challenges. Meanwhile, the term "Sadra al-Muntaha" in Surah AL-Najm is a unique Qur'anic term that has been used throughout history as a structured term by scholars in various fields. Most commentators often seek to explain the ascension of the Prophet. Had a transient payment to Sadra al-Muntaha in the form of the farthest point of paradise, while it seems that he was following the process of raising awareness of Muslims about this Qur'anic composition, which today's meaning of "the highest degree of nearness to God" can be understood and received. It seems unlikely that the Qur'an in dialog with the polytheists had such a complex meaning of Islamic culture. In this study, by descriptive-analytical method, first the use of Sedra al-Muntaha in Surah An-Najm is examined, then a review of its earlier interpretations is made, and then an attempt is made to metamorphose its signs according to Explain Lutman's approach to cultural semiotics. Lutman emphasizes the dynamic mechanism of production and metamorphosis of a sign from a cultural perspective. One of the main results of the present study is to explain that the Qur'an, through its semantic diversity, is completely open to the future and at a level beyond semantic diversity, is equipped with a normative force that has the power to construct signs of categories and interpretations
Keywords
Sedre al-Muntaha
Cultural Semiotics
Tartu School
Yuri Lutman
Signal Metamorphosis
Signal Sphere

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  • Receive Date 06 January 2022
  • Accept Date 06 April 2022
  • Publish Date 22 June 2023