A textual analysis for the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ (Islamic moderation) in selected quranic verses and prophetic tradition
The study of the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ has attracted the attention of many scholars in various fields such as linguistic, sociopsychologies, Islamic development and also in the area of religious contexts. In this regards, a similar term also exists in many other languages such as ‘moderation’ in English...
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| description | The study of the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ has attracted the attention of many scholars in various fields such as linguistic, sociopsychologies, Islamic development and also in the area of religious contexts. In this regards, a similar term also exists in many other languages such as ‘moderation’ in English and ‘kesederhanaan’ in Malay. It can be considered as one of a humanistic conceptual thinking or understanding in a certain particular area or a system of thought within human communities. Therefore, a textual focus on a deeper understanding of the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ is crucial. Hence, this study is an exploratory study to identify the real meaning of the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ in its context and usage in agreement with the Quranic verses and Prophetic Tradition. This study adopted Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) theory as an analytical tool. SFL help to analyze the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ based on three broad functional principals of the language used. They are experiential (ideational), interpersonal and textual meanings. In order to understand the full functionality of any text, it is necessary to consider all of those three meanings simultaneously. Thus, to achieve a comprehensive textual analysis of the term ‘Wasatiyyah’, this study used selected sample texts taken from the glorious Quran and the Prophetic traditions. The main findings pointed out that SFL analytical tool can be applied to differentiate various social aspects of language use such as religious, political, economic and so on within the texts. Such an analysis of texts may lead to providing some explanations and solutions of the social and cultural problems in which human beings may face in everyday life. |
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| spelling | iium-528022017-07-06T07:42:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52802/ A textual analysis for the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ (Islamic moderation) in selected quranic verses and prophetic tradition Yaakub, Muhamadul Bakir Othman, Khatijah BJ1188 Religious ethics LB Theory and practice of education P Philology. Linguistics The study of the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ has attracted the attention of many scholars in various fields such as linguistic, sociopsychologies, Islamic development and also in the area of religious contexts. In this regards, a similar term also exists in many other languages such as ‘moderation’ in English and ‘kesederhanaan’ in Malay. It can be considered as one of a humanistic conceptual thinking or understanding in a certain particular area or a system of thought within human communities. Therefore, a textual focus on a deeper understanding of the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ is crucial. Hence, this study is an exploratory study to identify the real meaning of the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ in its context and usage in agreement with the Quranic verses and Prophetic Tradition. This study adopted Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) theory as an analytical tool. SFL help to analyze the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ based on three broad functional principals of the language used. They are experiential (ideational), interpersonal and textual meanings. In order to understand the full functionality of any text, it is necessary to consider all of those three meanings simultaneously. Thus, to achieve a comprehensive textual analysis of the term ‘Wasatiyyah’, this study used selected sample texts taken from the glorious Quran and the Prophetic traditions. The main findings pointed out that SFL analytical tool can be applied to differentiate various social aspects of language use such as religious, political, economic and so on within the texts. Such an analysis of texts may lead to providing some explanations and solutions of the social and cultural problems in which human beings may face in everyday life. Journal of Education and Social Science (JESOC) 2016-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52802/8/52802-new.pdf Yaakub, Muhamadul Bakir and Othman, Khatijah (2016) A textual analysis for the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ (Islamic moderation) in selected quranic verses and prophetic tradition. Journal of Education and Social Sciences (JESOC), 5. pp. 61-68. E-ISSN 2289-9855 http://jesoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/JESOC5_29.pdf |
| spellingShingle | BJ1188 Religious ethics LB Theory and practice of education P Philology. Linguistics Yaakub, Muhamadul Bakir Othman, Khatijah A textual analysis for the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ (Islamic moderation) in selected quranic verses and prophetic tradition |
| title | A textual analysis for the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ (Islamic moderation) in selected quranic verses and prophetic tradition |
| title_full | A textual analysis for the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ (Islamic moderation) in selected quranic verses and prophetic tradition |
| title_fullStr | A textual analysis for the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ (Islamic moderation) in selected quranic verses and prophetic tradition |
| title_full_unstemmed | A textual analysis for the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ (Islamic moderation) in selected quranic verses and prophetic tradition |
| title_short | A textual analysis for the term ‘Wasatiyyah’ (Islamic moderation) in selected quranic verses and prophetic tradition |
| title_sort | textual analysis for the term ‘wasatiyyah’ (islamic moderation) in selected quranic verses and prophetic tradition |
| topic | BJ1188 Religious ethics LB Theory and practice of education P Philology. Linguistics |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/52802/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52802/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52802/8/52802-new.pdf |