نوع مقاله : مقاله علمی - پژوهشی
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
This study aims to deepen and expand the semantic–conceptual understanding of kufr and to elucidate the portrayal of disbelievers in the discourse of the Holy Qur’an. Adopting a descriptive–analytical approach and a qualitative methodology grounded in Halliday’s framework, the research examines and analyzes the concept of kufr in the ayahs of Surah al-Baqarah, with particular attention to its thematic centrality, through the lens of Halliday’s cohesion theory. From this perspective, various components function as cohesive elements that contribute to the overall unity of the text. Among these components, substitution emerges as one of the most effective devices in enhancing both the internal and external semantic cohesion of the discourse. The findings indicate that substitution ties at the clausal and the verbal levels play the most and the least significant roles, respectively, in creating and expanding semantic coherence aligned with the central objective of Surah al-Baqarah—namely, explicating the flow of divine guidance, discouraging innovation, and rejecting selective or partial engagement with the calls of divine prophets and heavenly scriptures. Consequently, these substitutional links elevate the semantic depth of the examined ayahs in relation to the conceptualization of kufr in Surah al-Baqarah. Moreover, they reveal a continuous, coherent, and decisive divine discourse on kufr and the confrontational stance of disbelievers toward the process of divine guidance.
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