“Ba'l” as “Idol” in Sami Culture and Its Applications in the Holy Qur’an
The term “Ba'l” occurs five times in the Holy Qur'an. Muslim exegetes consider it as “husband”, “lordship”, and “the name of a type of idol”. The fact that the term "Ba'l" simultaneously means both a husband and a type of a type of idol makes its exact meaning complicated an...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:11754652eb2d4b9a9ecca1601c34743d 2023-05-15T18:10:34+02:00 “Ba'l” as “Idol” in Sami Culture and Its Applications in the Holy Qur’an Ali Aswadi 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.22051/tqh.2019.23240.2248 https://doaj.org/article/11754652eb2d4b9a9ecca1601c34743d EN FA eng per Alzahra University http://tqh.alzahra.ac.ir/article_3928_43caf2b0e173fc118c01c0aad12f4bc0.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2008-2681 https://doaj.org/toc/2476-616X 2008-2681 2476-616X doi:10.22051/tqh.2019.23240.2248 https://doaj.org/article/11754652eb2d4b9a9ecca1601c34743d تحقیقات علوم قرآن و حدیث, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-19 (2019) the holy qur’an sami languages ba'l hubal Philosophy. Psychology. Religion B article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.22051/tqh.2019.23240.2248 2022-12-31T13:45:35Z The term “Ba'l” occurs five times in the Holy Qur'an. Muslim exegetes consider it as “husband”, “lordship”, and “the name of a type of idol”. The fact that the term "Ba'l" simultaneously means both a husband and a type of a type of idol makes its exact meaning complicated and ambiguous. It is argued that the exegetes’ views, suggesting its meaning as a type of idol, are considerable and the same idol has been commonly worshiped among different Sami tribes. The question here is “why did Sami peoples have such an idol?”. In other words, “why did husband have such a sanctuary in Sami cultures so that an idol was named on him and he became a myth?” In the context of the semantic convergence of the two words "Ba'l" and "Hubal", it is possible to identify and recognize the additional names as "Ba'l" in the vocabulary and legacy of Sami languages, mostly are the names of Arabic cities. Moreover, the word “Ba'l” has two meanings in the Holy Qur’an: a proper name (a Kan'ānī idol) and a spouse (husband) who had been in trouble with his wife for some reasons. In Arabic poetry, almost the same indication is apparent with the conquest of the general meaning of “husband”. Article in Journal/Newspaper sami sami Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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The term “Ba'l” occurs five times in the Holy Qur'an. Muslim exegetes consider it as “husband”, “lordship”, and “the name of a type of idol”. The fact that the term "Ba'l" simultaneously means both a husband and a type of a type of idol makes its exact meaning complicated and ambiguous. It is argued that the exegetes’ views, suggesting its meaning as a type of idol, are considerable and the same idol has been commonly worshiped among different Sami tribes. The question here is “why did Sami peoples have such an idol?”. In other words, “why did husband have such a sanctuary in Sami cultures so that an idol was named on him and he became a myth?” In the context of the semantic convergence of the two words "Ba'l" and "Hubal", it is possible to identify and recognize the additional names as "Ba'l" in the vocabulary and legacy of Sami languages, mostly are the names of Arabic cities. Moreover, the word “Ba'l” has two meanings in the Holy Qur’an: a proper name (a Kan'ānī idol) and a spouse (husband) who had been in trouble with his wife for some reasons. In Arabic poetry, almost the same indication is apparent with the conquest of the general meaning of “husband”. |
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