Universality in Qurâanic Discourse between Exhaustive Generalization and Group-Specific Specification
A Pragmatic Study of Contextual Cues and Mental Presupposition
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This study offers a rigorous examination of the Qurâanâs modes of address, combining comparative textual analysis with thematic categorization. It demonstrates that while numerous divine injunctions are articulated in universal terms â particularly those directed to humanity at large â other passages address specific theological constituencies. These include discourses that prescribe punitive or exclusionary outcomes for major transgressions falling short of polytheism. Proceeding from the well-established premise that unbelievers are not encompassed within the Qurâanâs directives to âthe believers,â the study shows that certain texts are oriented toward hypocrites, others toward the People of the Book, and yet others toward the general class of disbelievers. Each group is assigned its appropriate interpretive standing through a structured methodological lens. Although classical exegetical traditions acknowledge these distinctions, the study advances the discussion by articulating their doctrinal stakes and proposing principled criteria for determining whether a Qurâanic address is universal or group specific. This analytical framework represents the core of the studyâs contribution.
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Universality in Qurâanic Discourse between Exhaustive Generalization and Group-Specific Specification
A Pragmatic Study of Contextual Cues and Mental Presupposition
اÙع٠ÙÙ Ù٠اÙخطاب اÙÙرآÙ٠بÙ٠اÙاستغرا٠ÙاÙتخصÙص اÙÙئÙÙ: دراسة تداÙÙÙØ© Ù٠اÙÙرائ٠اÙسÙاÙÙØ© ÙاÙ٠عÙÙد اÙØ°ÙÙÙ
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This study offers a rigorous examination of the Qurâanâs modes of address, combining comparative textual analysis with thematic categorization. It demonstrates that while numerous divine injunctions are articulated in universal terms â particularly those directed to humanity at large â other passages address specific theological constituencies. These include discourses that prescribe punitive or exclusionary outcomes for major transgressions falling short of polytheism. Proceeding from the well-established premise that unbelievers are not encompassed within the Qurâanâs directives to âthe believers,â the study shows that certain texts are oriented toward hypocrites, others toward the People of the Book, and yet others toward the general class of disbelievers. Each group is assigned its appropriate interpretive standing through a structured methodological lens. Although classical exegetical traditions acknowledge these distinctions, the study advances the discussion by articulating their doctrinal stakes and proposing principled criteria for determining whether a Qurâanic address is universal or group specific. This analytical framework represents the core of the studyâs contribution.
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| æè¦æµè§æ¬¡æ° | 105 | 105 | 37 |
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| PDFä¸è½½æ¬¡æ° | 22 | 22 | 9 |
