Izutsu's Study of the Qur'an from an Arab Perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eisa Al-Akoub
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Semantic Theory ◽  
Specific Interest ◽  
Islamic Theology ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Japanese Researcher ◽  
General Response

This essay examines the Arab view of the approach taken by the Japanese researcher Toshihiko Izutsu in his application of semantic theory to the Qur'an, focusing on three of his works: God and Man in the Koran, Ethico-religious Concepts in the Qurʾān and The Concept of Belief in Islamic Theology: A Semantic Analysis of Īmān and Islām (all of which have recently been translated into Arabic by Eisa Al-Akoub and published by Al-Multaqā Publishing House in Aleppo). From the responses of a number of Arab researchers of the Qur'an to these translations over the last three years, it has become apparent that Izutsu's studies are viewed as being of great importance because, through their theoretical and applied principles, they form the basis of a new approach to studying the Qur'an. This essay will discuss the general response to Izutsu's work, and also focus on a number of individual responses to Izutsu's work from a number of Syrian and Lebanese academics who have a specific interest in modern methodologies in the study of the Qur'an. As will be seen, some Arab writers show genuine attitudes of admiration and appreciation towards Izutsu's work, while others are more conservative and cautious in their assessment of Izutsu's contribution.

scholarly journals Contribution to Semantic Analysis of Arabic Language

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anis Zouaghi ◽  
Mounir Zrigui ◽  
Georges Antoniadis ◽  
Laroussi Merhbene
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
String Matching ◽  
Ambiguous Word ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Matching Algorithm ◽  
Ambiguous Words ◽  
Lesk Algorithm ◽  
Context Of Use

We propose a new approach for determining the adequate sense of Arabic words. For that, we propose an algorithm based on information retrieval measures to identify the context of use that is the closest to the sentence containing the word to be disambiguated. The contexts of use represent a set of sentences that indicates a particular sense of the ambiguous word. These contexts are generated using the words that define the senses of the ambiguous words, the exact string-matching algorithm, and the corpus. We use the measures employed in the domain of information retrieval, Harman, Croft, and Okapi combined to the Lesk algorithm, to assign the correct sense of those proposed.

scholarly journals User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) as a New Recipe of Academic Culture in Creative Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (SI3) ◽  
pp. 231-236
Author(s):  
Andi Nursyuhada Abdul Kadir ◽  
Raja Ahmad Azmeer Raja Ahmad Effendi ◽  
Mohd Shahrizal Dolah ◽  
Saiful Hasley Ramli
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Academic Culture ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Creative Industry ◽  
New Approach ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Open Access Article

This preliminary study aims to introduce User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) as a new recipe that could be implemented in academic culture to make sure the adaptation human and technology will be more effective and improve the creative industry. This study uses a survey questionnaire on purposive sampling to investigate the knowledge perception of 30 design practitioners and structured interview of 9 random samplings to know their perspectives. This study concluded that 60% of design practitioners realize the needs of this new approach, while the interview leads to the three main themes: acceptance level, vitality awareness and tendency expectation. Keywords: Design Emotion, User Experience, User Interface, Academic Culture, Creative Industries eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI3.2551

scholarly journals On Bi-gram Graph Attributes

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Thomas Konstantinovsky ◽  
Matan Mizrachi
Keyword(s):  
Graph Theory ◽  
Graph Coloring ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Large Datasets ◽  
Corpus Analysis ◽  
Graph Representation ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Graph Density ◽  
Coloring Graph ◽  
Basic Graph

We propose a new approach to text semantic analysis and general corpus analysis using, as termed in this article, a "bi-gram graph" representation of a corpus. The different attributes derived from graph theory are measured and analyzed as unique insights or against other corpus graphs, attributes such as the graph chromatic number and the graph coloring, graph density and graph K-core. We observe a vast domain of tools and algorithms that can be developed on top of the graph representation; creating such a graph proves to be computationally cheap, and much of the heavy lifting is achieved via basic graph calculations. Furthermore, we showcase the different use-cases for the bi-gram graphs and how scalable it proves to be when dealing with large datasets.

A semantic analysis system based on HPSG with the mental-image directed semantic theory built in

2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 12-20
Author(s):  
Koichi Ryu ◽  
Daisuke Hironaka ◽  
Mikio Amano ◽  
Masao Yokota
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Mental Image ◽  
Semantic Theory ◽  
Analysis System

Semantics of the Qur’anic Weltanschauung

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Abdul Kabir Hussain Solihu
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Study ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Semantic Theory ◽  
Linguistic Relativity ◽  
Semantic Approach ◽  
Semantic Fields ◽  
The World ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Theological Perspective ◽  
Speakers Of Other Languages

This paper examines the structural semantic approach based on the theory of linguistic relativity to scriptural language as exemplified in Toshihiko Izutsu’s studies of the Qur’anic weltanschauung. According to this theory, each language contains a particular worldview that causes its speakers to view the world in a way different from the speakers of other languages. By an analytical study of the semantic fields and contextual use of the Qur’an’s key conceptual terms, Izutsu explores the semantic factors believed to have been employed by the Qur’an in its Islamization of the jahili (pre-Islamic Arab) worldview. Such an approach exhibits that the Qur’an’s linguistic vision of reality is internally coherent but culturally and historically conditioned. Following a textual analysis, this study critically examines, from both an ethical and a theological perspective, the semantic theory that Izutsu applies to the Qur’an’s key concepts in his two works: God and Man in the Qur’an and Ethico-Religious Concepts in the Qur’an. The objective is to investigate the extent to which semantic analysis could enrich our understanding of the ontological problems raised in the Qur’an.

Konsep Cahaya dalam Al-Qur’an

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-304
Author(s):  
Dyah Nurul Azizah
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
World View ◽  
Semantic Theory ◽  
Familiar Word ◽  
Plural Form ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
Singular Form ◽  
The World ◽  
The One ◽  
Contextual Meaning

An-Nur in the Qur’an is a familiar word. It was mentioned in many verses withdifferent context. An-Nur in each verse has a different meaning, then need to adeep understanding. The purpose of this study is to know the real meaning fromAn-Nur in the Qur’an use a semantic theory. Semantic of Al-Qur’an is an attemptto reveal the world view of Qur’an on some terms and vocabularies in Qur’anthrough a semantic analysis. The analysis process begins from research a basicmeaning and contextual meaning of An-Nur with some verses. The conclusions ofthis study is that the word Án-Nur in the Qur’an has three categories; 1) An-Nuras something to fight digression, 2) An-Nur as the religion from God, and 3) Godas An-Nur or the Highest Level of An-Nur. The word An-Nur in the Qu’an isalways mentioned in singular form, while the darkness (opposite) is alwaysmentioned in plural form. That shows there are many dark or bad things, such asa various kinds of immorality, but it will be defeated with the one of the light (An-Nur). God as the Highest Light, Eternal, True, and Everything

scholarly journals Library as a Social Place

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 48-59
Author(s):  
Wan Hashimah Wan Ismail ◽  
Lily Ting Shu Chi
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Public Library ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Library Users ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
The One ◽  
Open Access Article

This paper clarifies on the condition of the public libraries, focusing on the one in Alor Gajah town.  The objectives were to search the reasons for the lack of visitors to the library, the perspectives of the locals and library users, as well as the means to assimilate their viewpoints into a new approach in designing a library. The discussions in the findings include the preference of the locals, the location and the users of the public library. The strategies suggested comprise the role of the library to be redefined as a social interactive space for the community. Keywords: public library; social; Interactive space; community eISSN 2514-7528 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRAcE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) andcE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v4i12.329

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