نشریه مطالعات قرآنی نامه جامعه
پیاپی 120 (زمستان 1395)

One of the areas of Quranic sciences which plays an important role in understanding
and interpre􀆟ng the holy Quran is understanding the single words of
Quran or Qarib al-Quran. So far, many scholars have compiled some works on the
Quranic words in different languages especially Persian and Arabic. In contemporary
􀆟mes, the Quran scholar, Professor Sayyed Ali Akbar Qureshi has wri􀆩en
in Farsi the book the vocabulary of the Qur’an which is one of the best of these
works. Despite its great and innova􀆟ve features, this book has not been properly
introduced or used by researchers. Introducing the vocabulary of the Quran, the
present paper tries to point out some of its advantages including Ij􀆟had in the
meaning of words, innova􀆟on in expressing the meaning of words, making use of
the achievements of empirical science in describing the words of the Koran and
the author’s open- mindedness and scien􀆟fic humility. The book the vocabulary
of the Quran has few limita􀆟ons such as a lack of textual consistency and the
briefness of the discussions on the meaning of some words, but among the Arabic
and Persian books explaining the words of the Quran, it seems to be one of
the best scholarly sources during the history of interpreta􀆟on.