In the past centuries, those who studied and interpreted the Quran used to apply different exegetical methods which had been detected in the process of understanding the divine speech and finding the meaning of the Quran. They presented valuable services in this field which proved to be a key to understanding the meaning of the Quran.
On the other hand, contemporary achievements have put forward pretty new and different methods along with new functions including the methods of literary criticism, linguistics, and semantics. Although these methods are the outcome of the attempts of modern linguists, they can help interpreters to have a more exact understanding of the Holy Quran. What are these methods? What is the necessity of applying them along with the old, traditional, and classical methods in interpreting the Quran?
The present article seeks to identify and introduce these methods by performing library research, analyzing the data, and indicating the reasons for the necessity of applying them in interpreting the holy Quran. We hope it to be a preparatory step towards more achievements.
Bostani, G., & Sepahvand, V. (2012). Application of New Semantic Methods in Quranic Studies. Quran and Hadith Studies, 5(1), 165-186. doi: 10.30497/quran.2012.1003
MLA
Ghasem Bostani; Vahid Sepahvand. "Application of New Semantic Methods in Quranic Studies". Quran and Hadith Studies, 5, 1, 2012, 165-186. doi: 10.30497/quran.2012.1003
HARVARD
Bostani, G., Sepahvand, V. (2012). 'Application of New Semantic Methods in Quranic Studies', Quran and Hadith Studies, 5(1), pp. 165-186. doi: 10.30497/quran.2012.1003
VANCOUVER
Bostani, G., Sepahvand, V. Application of New Semantic Methods in Quranic Studies. Quran and Hadith Studies, 2012; 5(1): 165-186. doi: 10.30497/quran.2012.1003
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