Conceptual Analysis of the Word "Osr i.e. Hardship" in the Glorious Qur’an for the Explanation of its Related Ultimate and Intermediate Goals

The comprehension of Qur’anic problems and concepts has always been noteworthy for different thinkers. It has been intended in this research to investigate the concept of " Osr, i.e. hardship" and clarify the intermediate goals related to the ultimate goal of" guidance". To accomplish this purpose, all the Qur’anic verses in which the word " Osr, i.e. hardship" has been used, in the verses 6-7 (Talaq), 8 (Qamar), 180- 185 (Baqarah), 5-6 (Ensherah), 73 (kahf), 117 (Tawbah), 10 (Layl), 9 (Moddasser), and 26 (Forgan) were analyzed through applying linguistic or conceptual analysis method to extract the ultimate and intermediate related goals. The results of the research showed that the word " Osr, i.e. hardship"can be analyzed via " including relationship" between the concept of "guidance" as the ultimate goal, and other aspects of ideological, religious, economic, social, and the intellectual, practical, and educational respects as the intermediate goals. Intermediate goals in religious respect with individual growth and self-knowledge, in religious respect with the difficulty of some religious orders and matters, in economic respect with emphasis on charity, and forgiveness, etc., in social respect with relying on virtuous and just behavior and in intellectual, practical and educational respect with recognition and intentional behavior, have been explained. In such of view, the intention of God from hardships and disasters of humans and even from the divine trials and afflictions is their guidance and transcendence. These hardships occur in different aspects of humans’ life in accordance with the diverse respects of education.