Semiotic analysis of the Qur'anic narration of the dream of slaughtering the son of Abraham (PBUH)

Zeinali Behzadan, Farhad

doi:10.22054/rjqk.2025.81246.3004

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Farhad Zeinali Behzadan

Assistant Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22054/rjqk.2025.81246.3004

Abstract

According to some researchers, the Quranic narration of the dream of the slaughter of Abraham's son and its Torah Ohypotext are proof of the possibility of God issuing orders that are contrary to morality. The command to sacrifice is explicitly stated in the Torah narration, but there is no such explicit statement in the Quranic narration. The aim of semiotic analysis of the Quranic narration is to discover the implicit meanings of its text in order to decipher the command that Abraham was instructed to carry out through a dream. In this method, the Qur'anic narration is analyzed from the perspective of "Metatextuality", "Intertextuality", "Hypotextuality", "Arcitextuality", "Paratextuality" and "Interatextuality". Semiotic analysis of this Quranic narration from the perspective of "Intertextuality" shows that this narration is a transformation of the Torah Ohypotext and, contrary to it, it has the important addition of Abraham's dream and it does not imply the commandment to sacrifice. The analysis of this Qur'anic narration from the perspective of "Paratextuality" and "Interatextuality" shows that Abraham was responsible for confirming the interpretation of his dream, that is, to prove that he has faith that a knife will not cut the throat of his son by God's permission.

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Quran and Quranic teachings

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Quranic Knowledge Research

Semiotic analysis of the Qur'anic narration of the dream of slaughtering the son of Abraham (PBUH)

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Volume 15, Issue 59
January 2025
Pages 143-168

Semiotic analysis of the Qur'anic narration of the dream of slaughtering the son of Abraham (PBUH)

References

References

Volume 15, Issue 59January 2025Pages 143-168

Volume 15, Issue 59
January 2025
Pages 143-168