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The Divine Names in the Concluding Segment of the Verses of Sūrah Ḥadīd: A Semantic Analysis of Their Relationship with the Sūrah’s Central Themes
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Mohammad Reza Vaezi Rad1   , Abolfazl Khosh Manesh |
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| This study explores the semantic function of the Divine Names appearing at the conclusions sections of the verses in Sūrah Ḥadīd, focusing on their role in completing each verse’s message and reinforcing the sūrah’s core themes—faith (īmān), charity (infāq), and struggling (jihād). Employing a descriptive–analytical approach and content analysis method, the research examines the lexical roots of these Names and analyzes their relationship with the thematic content of the verses and the overall structure of the sūrah, drawing upon authoritative classical and modern Qur’anic commentaries. The findings reveal that the arrangement of Divine Names in the sūrah is deliberate and pedagogically progressive. Names such as al-ʿAzīz al-Ḥakīm and al-Qadīr reinforce the theological foundations of Divine Unity (tawḥīd), while attributes like al-Baṣīr and ʿAlīm bi-dhāt al-ṣudūr emphasize Allah’s all-encompassing awareness, serving a moral and admonitory function. Likewise, Names such as al-Ghanī al-Ḥamīd, al-Qawī al-ʿAzīz, and al-Ra’ūf al-Raḥīm—by illustrating Divine self-sufficiency, power, and compassion—stimulate the believer’s motivation for charity, struggle, and hope. Ultimately, the analysis demonstrates that these Names are not mere the complement of the verses, but rather integral rhetorical and pedagogical instruments that fulfill the sūrah’s theological, ethical, and practical purposes, thereby unveiling an aspect of the Qur’an’s inimitable eloquence. |
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| Keywords: Divine Names, Sūrah Ḥadīd, Verse Endings, Semantic Relation, Semantic Coherence. |
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Received: 2025/11/15 | Accepted: 2025/11/15 | Published: 2025/11/15
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