Antonymy In Quran E Karim
Aim or Objectives:
Words cannot be defined independently of other words. True meaning of the word can be accessed only through looking at its relationship with other words. In this regard, Lexical-semantic relations are significant in forming a highly structured system, the lexicon, thesauri, taxonomies and ontology (Khoo & Na 2006).
Green (2001) said that “relationships are involved as we combine simple entities to form more complex entities, as we compare entities, as we group entities, as one entity performs a process on another entity, and so forth” (cited in Richard Simaraglia 2012, p 8). Antonymy is one such lexical semantic relation. Interestingly enough the coinage of the term antonymy was also intended to envisage and conceive the …show more content…
Allah subhana hu Talah uses this technique time and again to make himself clear in his commands; to explain unseen and abstract images of heaven and hell; to give details of reward and punishment; how He created Life & Death; what is the purpose of creating Day and Night, etc.
Use of Antonymy in Quran e Karim:
Allah subhanahu talah‘s words in Qur’an are so well-chosen, aptly used, pertinent, eloquent and have such a mesmerizing, strong, overwhelming effect on listeners that there is no match in the history of literatures since the origin of universe. Quran e Hakeem is also lyrical and rhetorical that spell bounds even those who are not even Muslims or don’t know what is being said in the Ayats. History is paved with such examples. Antonymy is used abundantly in Quran e Hakim. There were more than 25 examples but due to word limitation only some of them would be discussed.
1. Say: O Allah! Lord of Power You give power, To whom you like; and You strip off from whom You like; Give honour and dishonor whom You like…” ( Al-Imran: 26)
2. “You (Allah) cause the Night to gain on the Day, and cause the Day to gain on the Night; You bring forth Life from Dead and Dead from Life….” (Al-Imran:
Words cannot be defined independently of other words. True meaning of the word can be accessed only through looking at its relationship with other words. In this regard, Lexical-semantic relations are significant in forming a highly structured system, the lexicon, thesauri, taxonomies and ontology (Khoo & Na 2006).
Green (2001) said that “relationships are involved as we combine simple entities to form more complex entities, as we compare entities, as we group entities, as one entity performs a process on another entity, and so forth” (cited in Richard Simaraglia 2012, p 8). Antonymy is one such lexical semantic relation. Interestingly enough the coinage of the term antonymy was also intended to envisage and conceive the …show more content…
Allah subhana hu Talah uses this technique time and again to make himself clear in his commands; to explain unseen and abstract images of heaven and hell; to give details of reward and punishment; how He created Life & Death; what is the purpose of creating Day and Night, etc.
Use of Antonymy in Quran e Karim:
Allah subhanahu talah‘s words in Qur’an are so well-chosen, aptly used, pertinent, eloquent and have such a mesmerizing, strong, overwhelming effect on listeners that there is no match in the history of literatures since the origin of universe. Quran e Hakeem is also lyrical and rhetorical that spell bounds even those who are not even Muslims or don’t know what is being said in the Ayats. History is paved with such examples. Antonymy is used abundantly in Quran e Hakim. There were more than 25 examples but due to word limitation only some of them would be discussed.
1. Say: O Allah! Lord of Power You give power, To whom you like; and You strip off from whom You like; Give honour and dishonor whom You like…” ( Al-Imran: 26)
2. “You (Allah) cause the Night to gain on the Day, and cause the Day to gain on the Night; You bring forth Life from Dead and Dead from Life….” (Al-Imran: