Etymology and Study of the Semantic Change of the Persian Word "Namareq" in the Holy Qur'an

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor of the Holy Quran University of Sciences and Education

2 Assistant Professor of Theology Department, Farhangian University of Tehran, Iran

3 Graduated from the Faculty of Quranic Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

10.22103/jis.2023.20349.2399

Abstract

Purpose: Naghali scrolls represent a written form of the Iranian people's folk epic narratives, primarily transcribed during the Safavid and Qajar eras, although the origins of these tales predate Islam. Despite their antiquity, scribes have integrated a substantial amount of Islamic culture into these narratives.
Method and Research: This study extracts and categorizes the Islamic culture present in the Naqali scroll known as the Shahnameh Haft Lashkar. The scroll was chosen for its comprehensiveness in recounting numerous epic narratives and its prominence in being influenced by Islamic themes.
Findings and Conclusions: Research findings indicate that Islamic culture manifests in this scroll in several ways: establishing connections between these narratives and the stories of prophets, the presence of Arabic-Islamic phrases in the characters' speech, the existence of Shi'ite Islamic thought within these narratives, and the conversion or portrayal of certain characters as Muslims. Based on this analysis, it becomes evident that the narrator has perceived pre-Islamic Iranians as Muslims and their army as an Islamic force. Iranian characters are depicted as propagators of Islam, inviting their enemies to embrace the faith during their battles, and many adversaries convert to Islam while confronting the Iranians. The characters in these stories are consistently mindful of God and frequently supplicate to Him. The narrator and Naghali of this scroll have theorized narratives from pre-Islamic periods within an Islamic framework, thus imparting an Islamic character to them.

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