Comparison of the Semantics of Restriction to Inna and Restriction to Illa, Based on Similar Verses

نویسندگان

1 Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Languages, Arak University, Arak, Iran

2 Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Languages, Arak University, Arak, Iran

3 Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Languages, Arak University, Arak, Iran

doi
10.22108/nrgs.2024.139411.1914
چکیده

In the Holy Quran, there are similar verses that, although identical in wording and meaning, differ in the use of the restriction method. For example, in the verses "Innama Anta Nadhir" and "In Anta Illa Nadhir", although the restriction to Inna and the restriction to Illa refer to the meaning of restriction and the word Nadhir is restricted, the difference between these two verses goes back to the method of restriction; while both verses could have the same restriction method. This article seeks to investigate and explore this difference in the method of restriction in similar verses by using a descriptive-analytical method and to answer the question of why the Holy Quran used the method of restriction to Inna in one verse and the method of restriction to Illa in another place with the same word and meaning. The results show that the two restrictions mentioned in similar verses, relying on the context of the verses and the centrality of the speech of each one in its place, in addition to the meaning of restriction, have another rhetorical meaning as well; in a way that in response to the claim raised by the people of falsehood, the restriction of Ma and Illa has been used, and in the position of warning, reminding and reproach, the restriction of Inna has been used. These two methods help the audience in an accurate understanding of the grammatical semantics and give depth to the meaning of God's words.