صورة الحياة الدنيا في القرآن الكريم ـ دراسة دلالية
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25130/jfa.18.66.1.7الكلمات المفتاحية:
الدلالة، الحياة الدنيا، متاع، لعب و لهو، السياق القرآنيالملخص
تألف البحث من مقدمة ، وثلاثة مباحث ، وخاتمة ، ذكرت في المقدمة سبب اختيار البحث ،وأهمية الحياة الدنيا وصفاتها في السياق القرآني، والصور التي وردت في التعبير عنها ، وتناول كل مبحث من هذه المباحث صورة من صور الحياة الدنيا الثلاث التي وردت في القرآن الكريم . وتمثلت الصورة الأولى في لفظة ( متاع) ، التي عبرت عن صورة الحياة الدنيا ،إذ وردت هذه الصورة في القرآن الكريم إحدى عشرة مرة، وفي سياقات مختلفة ، كما في قوله تعالى (إِنَّمَا هَٰذِهِ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا مَتَاعٌ)(سورة غافر: 39).
وتمثلت الصورة الثانية بلفظتي (لعب ولهو) ، إذ وردت صورة الحياة الدنيا في سياق القرآن الكريم على إنها (لعب ولهو )، أربع مرات ، وعلى أسلوب واحد ، وهو أسلوب القصر بالنفي والاستثناء مرتين ، والقصر بـ(إنما ) مرتين أيضا، كما في قوله تعالى(أَنَّمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ)).
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