جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "ḥamd" در نشریات گروه "علوم قرآن و حدیث"

"Ḥamd" is a key concept in the Quranic theology that underwent fundamental changes in meaning upon entering Islamic culture. The lexicographers and commentators have considered ḥamd to mean praise (madh) or thanksgiving (shokr). In traditions and Islamic culture, the same meaning for ḥamd has been reflected. Meanwhile, in its pre-Islamic history and in semantic languages, ḥamd had two meanings: first, it means "fire, heat" and second, "desire, interest and pleasure"; that the second meaning is constructed from the first meaning. These semantic evidences show that ḥamd has undergone a fundamental change in its meaning through its life. in this research, by the historical method, the concept of ḥamd is investigated at the pre-Islamic era, age of Qur’an and the period of Islamic culture, and its semantic changes through the history, by the approach of history of concept. This research has reached the conclusion that the meaning of ḥamd in the Holy Qur’an is along its pre-Islamic meaning (desire, interest and attention) and it should not be carried over the changed meaning that evolved in the Islamic era (praise, thanks).

The Phrase "Sabbiḥ bi-ḥamdi rabbik" (Glory be to God) and the concept of "Tasbiḥ bi-ḥamd" (glorifying God) have been repeated many times in the Holy Qur'an, and this repetition shows its high importance in the Qur'anic attitude and character. The question of the meaning of Tasbiḥ bi Ḥamd has been always considered by scholars and commentators and various answers have been provided for it. What has been said about this Qur'anic statement is mainly based on presuppositions in theology and the subject of divine attributes, and so far this concept has not been discussed from a historical and semantic perspective. This research based on the method of Etymology and using the data of Semitic languages and Bible, has reviewed the background of Tasbiḥ and Ḥamd and through this has re-read the meaning of Tasbiḥ bi Ḥamd in the Holy Quran. As a result, it was found that Ḥamd in this phrase does not mean praise, but the meaning of desire and love, and Tasbiḥ bi-ḥamd indicates a kind of praise based on lovemaking.

The relationship between the truth of beauty and perceiving beauty is a fundamental topic in aesthetics. From the Islamic perspective, the truth of beauty is steadily flowing throughout the universe, and it has levels, ranging from sensory to more extrasensory (i.e., intellectual) qualities. Since the relation of a human to beauty is that of a perceiver and the object of perception, perceiving beauty will also have different levels. Therefore, the Islamic perspective calls humans not to confine their perception of beauty to the sensory levels but to elevate it to grasp the intellectual beauty, or husn, as well. However, elevating aesthetic taste to the higher levels requires deeper knowledge about beauty and the skill of understanding husn. Therefore, the question that needs to deal with is about the correct approach to elevating taste. As fundamental research, the present paper aims a study the approaches of elevating aesthetic taste. It employs a descriptive-analytical and inferential methodology to draw on Islamic epistemological sources, including views of Allameh Tabataba’i, and explore the human structure of perception and factors influencing it. Findings indicate that “encounter” plays an important role in constructing knowledge and that the quality of encounter influences the quality of knowledge. Therefore, for elevating aesthetic taste, the way one encounters beauty needs to be developed. Based on an analysis of the Quran and hadith, the study finally suggests that the best approach to elevating the level of encountering beauty will be to highlight expressions of hamd (praise for true beauty) by the person and develop the ability to express hamd