Arabic Terminology Reflecting the Theme of Paradise in the Qur’an
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https://doi.org/10.31802/2500-1450-2020-36-1-277-297Keywords:
Arabic, Quran, etymology, ʔl-ǧannatu, ʔl-firdawsu, ǧannʔtu ʕdnin, alsabīlun, sidratu l-muntaha, ʕilliyyūnaAbstract
This article is dedicated to the problem of Arabic terminology, which is contained in the Koran and related to the theme of Paradise. There are six terms which are examined in the article: 1) ʔl-ǧannatu (ةُ َنجَ ْلا) paradise, 2) ʔlfirdawsu (سُ ْوَدْرفِ ْلا) paradise / its highest place, 3) ǧannʔtu ʕdnin (نٍ ْدعَ تاَّنجَ ) (gardens of) Eden, 4) salsabīlun (ليبِ سَ ْلسَ ) Salsabil (the name of spring in Paradise), 5) sidratu l-muntaha (ىهَ تنمُ ْلا ُةَرْدسِ ) Lote tree and 6) ʕilliyyūna (نَ ويُّ ِلعِ ) highest locations in the seventh heaven, where souls of dead men are raising. Some authors translated them differently in order to understand their true meaning, it is necessary to study their etymology, context and appropriate word roots from related languages.
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