Taḥrīr Al-Qawl bain Al-siyāq wa al-Istidlāl ‘Inda ‘Ulamā’ Al-muslimīn wa al-Gharb wa atharuhu fī Al-Tafsīr wa al-Tarjamah Sūrah Nūḥ Anmūzajan

Abstract

Context and inference science is one of the most important studies that Muslim and Western scholars have paid attention to; because of its great importance in revealing many secrets and advantages related to Qur’anic texts and other types of texts. Studying the context may help make Qur’anic verses bear flexibility and vitality. However, there is a difference in the studying approaches of this science. According to Western scholars this science relates to the meaning and resulting understanding, whereas Muslim scholars considered the context or intentions of the speaker the utmost value, as well as analyzing and dismantling it to reach the desired meaning. This is illustrated through the Qur’anic context in Prophet Noah’s story. Through inference in scholars understanding of the Qur’anic text, that it is a preaching experience, eternal battles between disbelief and monotheism, and revealing Allah’s care and mercy for man. I chose Surat Noah for the applied aspect of this study to highlight the importance this science, and to clarify the meanings of the Qur’anic mentions. In terms of contextual entity, rhetorical basis, grammatical structure, and linguistic structure, this study came to clarify the role of context and inference in making the text coherent and examining the semantic contents of Surat Noah.