The Semantics of Soul in the Holy Qur’an

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Lecturer and researcher at the Research Institute of Imam Sadegh, Tehran

2 Assistant professor in Institute of Islamic Culture, Tehran

Abstract

From the Quranic teachings which play an important role among celestial and basic teachings in cognition of man, the issue of “soul” is of special position. This composition by a descriptive and analytical method and attitude of Ijtihad tries to study the verses in which this word is used. To have a more exact grasp of soul verses, they are grouped, and each group is explained by the help of other verses. Then in a defined order, the connection of each branch with other verses is showed. Acknowledgment of share semantic of soul in the Quran with two parameters of life and complementing and accepting existence of levels and degrees are resultant of this study

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