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A Semantic Analysis of the Word ´Alaq in the Opening Verses of Sūrah ´Alaq Based on Paradigmatic Relations
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Mohammad Taheri   |
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| In this study, the word ´Alaq in the opening verses of Sūrah ´Alaq is examined through a semantic approach framed by syntagmatic relations and grounded in textual coherence. The aim is to evaluate the possibility of offering an interpretive proposal regarding the semantic scope of ´Alaq by analyzing the neighboring and co-textual words such as recitation, nobility, teaching, and writing. The examination of the verses’ co-occurrences, together with the limited lexical data available, suggests that ´Alaq may—within the context of these verses—refer to the human faculty of reason and cognition, a meaning presented here as an alternative and debatable reading. Further analysis of the morphology and semantics of al-insān, the function of the preposition min in the verses related to the origin of creation, the distinction between the verse “He created man from ´Alaq and similar verses, and the discussion of whether ´Alaq is singular or a collective noun, indicates that in this context the term may be understood as an allusion to human cognitive capacity and the ability to understand. This interpretation is in harmony with the central themes of teaching, reading, and writing in the opening verses of the sūrah. On this basis, the article proposes a novel reading, the acceptance or criticism of which is left to researchers and exegetes. |
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| Keywords: Semantic Analysis of ´Alaq, Sūrah ´Alaq, Congealed Blood, Syntagmatic Relations, Origin of Human Creation, Reason. |
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Received: 2026/07/1 | Accepted: 2026/07/1 | Published: 2026/07/1
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