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Ancient Beliefs And Their Religious And Mystical Symbols, Elyor Alimkulov Dec 2020

Ancient Beliefs And Their Religious And Mystical Symbols, Elyor Alimkulov

The Light of Islam

The article examines the concept of religious symbols, the history of the origin of religious-mystical symbols in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, their essence and content and meaning today. Also, the author’s views on the introduction of the concepts of symbol and religious symbols into scientifc circulation are expressed, various defnitions of these concepts by Western scientists are given, the role of symbols in society is determined. It is noted that in ancient Egyptian beliefs, each tribe worshiped and revered not only its own god, but also a certain animal that was somehow connected with this god, regardless of whether …


Sufi Issues On The Pages Of The Spiritual Journal Of The Arabists Of Dagestan “Bayan Al-Haqa’Iq” (1925-1928), Amir Navruzov Dec 2020

Sufi Issues On The Pages Of The Spiritual Journal Of The Arabists Of Dagestan “Bayan Al-Haqa’Iq” (1925-1928), Amir Navruzov

The Light of Islam

The article introduces us to the Arabic-language magazine of the Dagestani Muslim reformers of the frst third of the XX century “Bayan al-Haqa’iq” In a short introduction, the author explains the policy of tsarism towards the Muslims of Dagestan in the pre-revolutionary period, and then the Bolsheviks in the frst years of Soviet power, explains the reason for the permission of the Soviet government to publish an Arabic-language magazineand gives a description of the main goals and objectives of this magazine. Topics that took place in the Islamic discourse of Muslim reformers of Dagestan on the pages of the magazine …


How Palestinian Aid Organizations Adapt To The Possibility Of Further Annexation And Rights Abuses In The Wake Of "The Deal Of The Century", Nadia L. Wiggins Dec 2020

How Palestinian Aid Organizations Adapt To The Possibility Of Further Annexation And Rights Abuses In The Wake Of "The Deal Of The Century", Nadia L. Wiggins

Capstone Collection

This research explores the question, “To what extent has the ‘Deal of the Century’ impacted Palestinian aid organizations, and how might it impact them in the future?” The significance of this question lies in the fact that the “Deal of the Century” claims to solve one of the longest and most complex conflicts, yet it has not been sufficiently analyzed from a Palestinian perspective nor a humanitarian perspective. Furthermore, by presenting scholarly critiques of the deal and aid worker’s concerns, my hope is that an American audience may be convinced of the complicity of our government in devising a failed …


الإعراب بين اللفظ والمعنى في القرآن الكريم عند القاضي البيضاوي ومحيي الدين شيخ زاده رحمه الله تعالى, Mahmoud Lagha Dec 2020

الإعراب بين اللفظ والمعنى في القرآن الكريم عند القاضي البيضاوي ومحيي الدين شيخ زاده رحمه الله تعالى, Mahmoud Lagha

Al Jinan الجنان

هذا البحث ثمرة من ثمرات دراسة حاشية موسوعية في علم التفسير ، بدأتها بمقدمة ذكرت فيها أهمية مثل هذه الدراسات لجهود السابقين، ثم ذكرت موضوع البحث، ومنهجي في إعداد. وقد جاء هذا البحث على مطالب ثلاثة:

المطلب الأول : تعريف الإعرابوالمعنى واللفظ

المطلب الثاني : أثر الإيجاز بالحذف في اختلاف الإعراب بين اللفظ والمعنى . حيث كان غالب اعتماد الإعراب هنا على اللفظ ، مع التنبيه على المعنى والإشارة إليه بالتقدير

المطلب الثالث : أثر الاطناب في اختلاف الإعراب بين اللفظ والمعنى. حيث رجحت كفة المعنى على اللفظ في الإعراب غالباً ، وكان الوهم والفساد في اعتماده على مجرد اللفظ …


الأداة قد, Noemat Chaarani Dec 2020

الأداة قد, Noemat Chaarani

Al Jinan الجنان

هدفت الدراسة إلى تفنيد حالات قد في اللغة العربية. وقد اعتمدت المنهج التحليلي حيث عمدت إلى تحليل أوجه استعمال "قد" في شتى الأوجه التالية:

  • تأتي إسماً بمعنى حسب، نحو: قد زيد درهم، أي حسبه. وقدي درهم، بغير نون أي حسبي.
  • تأتي إسم فعل بمعنى كفى أو يكفي، نحو: قدني درهم، أي يكفيني والياء مفعول به.
  • تفيد التوقع مع المضارع، نحو: قد يقدم الغائب.
  • تفيد التقليل نحو: قد أفلح من اتقى الله، فالفلاح محقق. وتقريب الماضي من الحال، كقولك قد قام فلان، إذا كان قيامه في زمن قريب منك.
  • تفيد التكثير،، نحو: قد أشهد الغارة الشعواء...، يريد أنه يشهدها كثيراً لأن …


أسبقية العرب في علم الأصوات, Abdulmoneam Bchennaty Dec 2020

أسبقية العرب في علم الأصوات, Abdulmoneam Bchennaty

Al Jinan الجنان

علم الأصوات أو اللسانيات أو أي تسمية أخرى تؤدي نفس معنى علم هذا العلم لا يخرج عن كونه مسمى التجويد عند القراء واللغويين القدامى والمحدثين . ويعود تاريخ التفكير اللغوي والأدبي والعربي إلى ما قبل الاسلام، وقد تميّزالعصر الجاهلي بوجود الشعراء والفصحاء وكانت اللغة العربية قد وصلت إلى مرحلة من النضج والعذوبة والرقة والطلاقة وكان الشاعر الجاهلي - بقليل من النقد- يقوّم لسانه ويدرك خطأه، فيرتقي نظمه وأداؤه.

وعرّف القدماء الشعر بأنه " الكلام الموزون المقفى" فهم يرون الإنسجام الموسيقي " أي الصوتي" في توالي مقاطع الكلام وخضوعها إلى ترتيب خاص . فابتكر الخليل بن أحمد علم العروض الذي هو …


صناعة المصطلح العلمي بين التوريث والتحديث إحياء اللغة أم اضطراب المفاهيم, Riad Osman Dec 2020

صناعة المصطلح العلمي بين التوريث والتحديث إحياء اللغة أم اضطراب المفاهيم, Riad Osman

Al Jinan الجنان

No abstract provided.


لغتنا الزاهرة, Abdulmoneam Bchennaty Dec 2020

لغتنا الزاهرة, Abdulmoneam Bchennaty

Al Jinan الجنان

معنى لغتنا الزاهرة : النامية المشرقة والمتلألئة بالبيان والمعاني البلاغية والألفاظ الفصيحة ذات الخصائص المتميّزة. واللغة العربية ارتبطت بها إضاءة التفكير اللغوي، مع فجر الإسلام ، وأخذ العربي والعلماء يتفكرون في خلق السماوات والأرض من خلال كتاب الله عز وجل. واللغة العربية قديمةقدم الإنسان، فكان موطنها في الجزيرة العربية، وسط العالم القديم المعروف تاريخيا.

وقد تميزت اللغة العربية أنها فوق مستوى العام، فالعامةلا يصطنعونها في لغتهم، أما النص القرآني باعتباره نصا عربيا فكان أسلوبه إعجازا وتحديا لخاصة العرب،، واللغة العربية المشتركة لا تنتمي صفاتها إلى بيئة محلية بعينها، فهي ليست لغة قبيلة واحدة، بل هي مزيج من لهجات فصحاء العرب. …


الانسجام الصوتي: دراسة تحليلية الحلقة الأولى, Abdulmoneam Bchennaty Nov 2020

الانسجام الصوتي: دراسة تحليلية الحلقة الأولى, Abdulmoneam Bchennaty

Al Jinan الجنان

No abstract provided.


تعداد المفاهيم والاستخدام في مصطلح الأصول لدى ابن السراج, Mohammad Abou Alrab Nov 2020

تعداد المفاهيم والاستخدام في مصطلح الأصول لدى ابن السراج, Mohammad Abou Alrab

Al Jinan الجنان

يقف هذا البحث على حقيقة مفهوم مصطلح (الأصول) ودلالته من منظور لساني في كتاب ابن السراج (الأصول في النحو) إذ يوحي عنوانه أنه كتاب في أصول النحو العربي السماع والقياس والإجماع واستصحاب الحال.

وفي سعينا لتجلية حقيقة الأمر حرصنا على تقديم ما يمهد لنا ذلك أولاً، ثم عرفنا الأصل لغة واصطلاحا، وبينا آراء الباحثين قدماء ومحدثين في الكتاب نفسه وموضعه من تلك الأصول النحوية. وبعد ذلك كله، وقراءة الكتاب نفسه من قبل تبين لنا أن ابن السراج قد تحدّث عن السماع والقياس في بداية كتابه بصورة موجزة، وتحدث عن العلة بوصفها ركناً من أركان القياس. والحق أن الأمر لديه لم …


أثر المعنى في تعدد وجوه الإعراب عند أبي جعفر النحاس دراسة تطبيقية في سورة المائدة, Abdelaziz Ali, Mohammad Abou ِAlrab, Raed Tafech Nov 2020

أثر المعنى في تعدد وجوه الإعراب عند أبي جعفر النحاس دراسة تطبيقية في سورة المائدة, Abdelaziz Ali, Mohammad Abou ِAlrab, Raed Tafech

Al Jinan الجنان

The semantic impact on the diversity of parsing according to Abi- Ja'far ANNaḥaas: An applied study on Surat Al Ma'idah (The Repast) The current paper studies the relationship between the meaning and its various parses in the holy Qura'n. The study has taken the parsing moods of Chapter 5 )Surat) Al Ma'idah )The Repast) from the book named 'i9raab Al-Quran' by Abi Ja'far Al-Naḥaas as a typical example of application to demonstrate this relation. First, the parsing forms of controversial verses in chapter 5 were confined. The diversity of perspectives of parsing these forms among scholars were discussed in light …


لغتنا الزاخرة ذاخرة, Abdulmoneam Bchennaty Nov 2020

لغتنا الزاخرة ذاخرة, Abdulmoneam Bchennaty

Al Jinan الجنان

أجمع علماء اللغة العربية منذ صدر الإسلام من خلال دراستهم للغة العربية أن ذخائر أمتهم يجب إبرازها بصورة رائعة. وقد نجح علماء أمة اللغة العربية في هذه المهمة الصعبة في المحافظة على الإرث اللغوي العربي. وللمحافظة على ثبات اللغة العربية قام آلاف العلماء اللغويين يجمعونها من مظانها ومواطن نشأتها. ولغتنا الفصحى أسمى اللغات، وأرقاها في الأسلوب، ودقة التعبير أصلها ضارب في عمق فجر الإنسانية، ورثناها كابرا عن كابر.

والزاخر: الشرف العالي.. قال أبو تراب : سمعت مبتكرا يقول:زاخرته فزخرته، وفاخرته ففخرته،... وفخر بماعنده، وزخر : بمعنى واحد. فمادة (زخر)تدل على معان وجيهة حول العلو والإرتفاع والشرف والفخر، ومعنى (لغتنا الزاخرة)الشريفة …


الانسجام الصوتي: دراسة تحليلية الحلقة الثانية, Abdulmoneam Bchennaty Nov 2020

الانسجام الصوتي: دراسة تحليلية الحلقة الثانية, Abdulmoneam Bchennaty

Al Jinan الجنان

No abstract provided.


لسانيات الخطاب : من لسانيات الجملة إلى لسانيات النص دراسة في بعض مؤلفات مشروع أحمد المتوكل الوظيفي, Abdelwahab Sedik Nov 2020

لسانيات الخطاب : من لسانيات الجملة إلى لسانيات النص دراسة في بعض مؤلفات مشروع أحمد المتوكل الوظيفي, Abdelwahab Sedik

Al Jinan الجنان

No abstract provided.


Warfare And Welcome: Practicality And Qur’Ānic Hierarchy In Ibāḍī Muslims’ Jurisprudential Rulings On Music, Bradford J. Garvey Nov 2020

Warfare And Welcome: Practicality And Qur’Ānic Hierarchy In Ibāḍī Muslims’ Jurisprudential Rulings On Music, Bradford J. Garvey

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

While much ink has been spilled by musicologists on the legal standing of music in Islamic jurisprudential scholarship, few scholars have offered as comprehensive a view as Lois Ibsen Al-Faruqi. Thirty-five years after her major works on this issue, this article seeks to reassess her model of musical legitimacy within Muslim scholarship. Al-Faruqi places Qur’ānic recitation at the apex of a unidirectional continuum of sound art, with genres less similar to the recitation of the Qur’ān located progressively further away from it. Based on fieldwork in the Sultanate of Oman in 2015-17 and engaging with recent reinvigorations on the anthropological …


Women In Palestinian Folk Tale, Mohammed Dawabsheh Nov 2020

Women In Palestinian Folk Tale, Mohammed Dawabsheh

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This paper examines the wemen are portrayed in the Palestinian folktales. Of special interest are the so-cial spiritual, psychological and sexual portrayal of women in the roles they assume: mother, sister, wife, daughter, daughter-in-law and fellow wife. It also investigates both the negative and positive mythical depictions of women in Palestinian folk tales. Later, the paper draws a comparison between this portrayal and the way women are featured in modern social and psychological science. Inspired by the relevant approaches, particularly the mythical ap-proach, the paper used the descriptive analytical approach.


Damnatio Memoriae: On Deleting The East From Western History, Koert Debeuf Nov 2020

Damnatio Memoriae: On Deleting The East From Western History, Koert Debeuf

New England Journal of Public Policy

The story we read in books about the Renaissance tells us that Petrarch and Poggio rediscovered the books of antiquity that had been copied for centuries in medieval abbeys. The re-introduction of Greek science and philosophy, however, began in the twelfth century but occurred mainly in the thirteenth century. These works were first translated into Syriac and Arabic in the eighth and ninth centuries and stored in the House of Wisdom in Baghdad. There they were read, used, and commented on by Arab philosophers, of whom the most famous was Averroes (1126–1198), who lived in Cordoba. The translation of his …


The Standards Of Poetic Quotation In Grammatical Probability, Yusuf Abbood Nov 2020

The Standards Of Poetic Quotation In Grammatical Probability, Yusuf Abbood

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

Poetry is an art, which is easy in its ideology and hard in its way. Long time ago, the Arabs specified it with the most beautiful qualities. They appreciated and glorified it. Through history, periods could not limit its genius, but it could give it a sense of restricted freedom.
The following research debates the problem of poetic quotation concerning its freedom restrictions, the strict chains and disciplines the Arab scholars set for protesting with poetry. Then it alludes to the grammarians’ efforts in reviving them and making use of the quotation ability in probability issues. The first section of …


Persuasive Strategies In The English Translations Of The Al-Baqarah Quranic Verses, Dalal A. S. Aldahshan Oct 2020

Persuasive Strategies In The English Translations Of The Al-Baqarah Quranic Verses, Dalal A. S. Aldahshan

Student Works (2020-2029)

The persuasive act refers to the performance of an act with the use of a specific form of communication through language, one of the most essential factors used in influencing people's thoughts and attitudes, setting decisions and controlling values. The persuasive act can be used in many ways by influencing the thoughts and behavior of people or in advertisement which sell products or services by way of convincing people to buy certain products or services. In politics, it is also used to convince people to change their political beliefs or ideologies. On the religious side, the persuasive act is considered …


On The Basis Of Sex: Personal Status Law Reforms And Economic Growth, Kylie Bring Oct 2020

On The Basis Of Sex: Personal Status Law Reforms And Economic Growth, Kylie Bring

Honors Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze how law reform toward gender equity has an impact on economic growth in Arab countries in the Middle East. Personal status law reform granting women economic, social, and personal freedoms is spreading across the region and showing substantial change. Using case studies of major PSL reforms in Tunisia and Morocco, this thesis outlines qualitative and quantitative evidence to support the case that gender equity benefits the economic growth of the given country.


الفضيض في الميزان, Ossama Hammad Oct 2020

الفضيض في الميزان, Ossama Hammad

Al Jinan الجنان

No abstract provided.


الخلاف النحوي في التمييز في القرآن الكريم على رواية حفص, د. احمد سهام Oct 2020

الخلاف النحوي في التمييز في القرآن الكريم على رواية حفص, د. احمد سهام

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺩ ﷲ ﺭﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﻥ، ﻭﺃﻓﻀل ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻭﺃﺘﻡ ﺍﻟﺘﺴﻠﻴﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺴﻴﺩﻨﺎ ﻤﺤﻤﺩ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺁﻟﻪ ﻭﺼﺤﺒﻪ ﺃﺠﻤﻌﻴﻥ، ﻭﻤﻥ ﺘﺒﻌﻬﻡ ﺒﺈﺤﺴﺎﻥ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻴﻭﻡ ﺍﻟﺩﻴﻥ، ﺃﻤﺎ ﺒﻌﺩ:

ﻓﻘﺩ ﻗﺭﺃﺕ ﻓﻲ ﻜﺘﺏ ﺍﻟﺘﻔﺴﻴﺭ ﺒﻌﺽ ﺍﻷﻟﻔﺎﻅ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻤﻥ ﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺘﻜﻭﻥ ﺘﻤﻴﻴﺯﺍﹰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻨﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺁﻨﻲ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﻓﻕ ﻤﺎ ﺫﻜﺭﻩ ﺍﻟﻨﺤﺎﺓ، ﺇﻻ ﺃﻨﻨﻲ ﻭﺠﺩﺕ ﺒﻌﺽ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺴﺭﻴﻥ ﻴﻌﺭﺒﻭﻨﻬﺎ ﺒﺈﻋﺭﺍﺒﺎﺕ ﻤﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ ﻭﻗﺩ ﺫﻜﺭﺕﹸ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻷﻟﻔﺎﻅ، ﻭﻤﻜﺎﻥ ﻭﺭﻭﺩﻫﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺁﻥ ﺍﻟﻜﺭﻴﻡ ﻭﺒﺄﻱ ﺴﻭﺭﺓ ﺫﻜﺭﺕ، ﻜﻤﺎ ﺫﻜﺭﺕ ﺍﻷﻭﺠﻪ ﺍﻹﻋﺭﺍﺒﻴﺔ ﻟﻬﺎ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﻨﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻴﺅﺩﻴﻬﺎ ﻜل ﺇﻋﺭﺍﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﻓﻕ ﻤﺎ ﺠﺎﺀ ﻋﻨﺩ ﻴﻜﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺴﺭﻴﻥ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻌﺭﺒﻴﻥ . ﻭﻗﺩ ﺍﻗﺘﻀﺕ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺠﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺘﻘﺴﻴﻡ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺙ ﺃﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺜﻼﺜﺔ ﻤﺒﺎﺤﺙ، ﺃﻭﺭﺩﺕ ﻓﻲ ﻜل ﻤﺒﺤﺙ ﺍﻷﻟﻔﺎﻅ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺍﺨﺘﻠﻑ …


Conflicts And Challenges Experienced By The Female Leaders In Public And Private Universities In Saudi Arabia: A Case Study, Afaf Awad Alsubhi Oct 2020

Conflicts And Challenges Experienced By The Female Leaders In Public And Private Universities In Saudi Arabia: A Case Study, Afaf Awad Alsubhi

Student Works (2020-2029)

This study explored the conflicts and challenges encountered by female leaders in the higher education sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study further investigated the impacts of the religious features as well as the empowerment on the conflicts and challenges faced by women in Saudi Arabia. In this study the researcher employed a multiple case study, the data collection techniques of this qualitative study involved in-depth interviews and document analysis. The researcher used a purposive sampling approach to select 10 female academic leaders from private and public universities in Saudi Arabia. The data were analysed using a qualitative …


الجهل بالعربية ومنشأ الانحراف, Mohammad Al-Terk Aug 2020

الجهل بالعربية ومنشأ الانحراف, Mohammad Al-Terk

Al Jinan الجنان

تنبع أهمية هذا البحث من أنه يتوخى الدراسة الجادة عن أهمية اللغة العربية وضرورتها، والجهل بها يؤدي إلى الانحراف في الدين، والشطط في الأقوال والأفعال، لذلك فإن تعلّم اللغة العربية ضرورة شرعية، وحاجة اجتماعية للارتقاء بالناطقين بها، لذا بذلت جهود جبارة في مقاومة اللحن وتقويم اللسان


I Planted The Sun In The Middle Of The Sky Like A Flag: In And Of Etel Adnan’S Arab Apocalypse, Hilary Plum Jul 2020

I Planted The Sun In The Middle Of The Sky Like A Flag: In And Of Etel Adnan’S Arab Apocalypse, Hilary Plum

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Merchants Without Borders: Qusman Traders In The Arabian Gulf And Indian Ocean, C. 1850-1950, Mansour Alsharidah Jul 2020

Merchants Without Borders: Qusman Traders In The Arabian Gulf And Indian Ocean, C. 1850-1950, Mansour Alsharidah

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is a history of the economic, social, and political life in Arabia, the Arabian Gulf, and the Indian Subcontinent from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. It draws on materials from al-Qasim, Kuwait, Bahrain, Karachi, Bombay, Calcutta, and London, in addition to travelers’ accounts. These materials and accounts are used to explore the extent and significance of al-Qasim’s international trade between Arabia and India through the Arabian Gulf. It further examines how Qasimi merchants mobilized commodities and traded in the port cities of the Arabian Gulf and the Indian Ocean, taking advantage of changing regional and global political …


Islamic And Middle East Area Studies Librarianship, Walid Ghali, Waseem Farooq, Paul Auchterlonie, Arnoud Vrolijk Jun 2020

Islamic And Middle East Area Studies Librarianship, Walid Ghali, Waseem Farooq, Paul Auchterlonie, Arnoud Vrolijk

Abdou Filali-Ansary Occasional Paper Series

The three papers collected here are based on a seminar on Islamic Studies Librarianship held on 31 January 2019 at the Aga Khan Library (AKL), in conjunction with the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC). Curators, area studies directors, and collection librarians, who are currently involved in this field, gathered to discuss common challenges and to identify strategic areas for collaboration.


Texts, Language, And History In The Madhab-Law Tradition: A Study Of The ShāfiʿĪ School, Tarek Ghanem May 2020

Texts, Language, And History In The Madhab-Law Tradition: A Study Of The ShāfiʿĪ School, Tarek Ghanem

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis advances the study of the legal literature from the madhhab-law tradition by way of studying the Shāfiʿī literary tradition and its two most authoritative classics. These two works are al-Nawawī’s (d. 676/1278) digest Minhāj al-ṭālibīn and Ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī’s (d. 974/1567) commentary on it, Tuḥfat al-minhāj. This study will provide a typology of the development of the Shāfiʿī juristic texts. The typology is based on an indigenous and coherent periodization centered around an analysis of the intellectual and social developments within the Shāfiʿī legal tradition, not the classical Eurocentric periodization scheme. The main objective of this typology is …


Syrian And Lebanese Identity In The American South, Caetlind Moudy May 2020

Syrian And Lebanese Identity In The American South, Caetlind Moudy

Honors Theses

For Americans of Arab descent, identity can present a number of difficulties to define within the existing ethnic and racial categories of the United States. While several scholars have looked at the ways that Muslims American of Arab descent navigate these categories, less attention has been paid to the complex self-identification Christian Arab Americans, many of whom come from Lebanese and Syrian backgrounds. It is the objective of this thesis to explore how Americans of Syrian and Lebanese descent understand their ethnic, racial, cultural, and national identities as well as how these identities both inform and are informed by religion. …


Readers’ Perceptions Towards Two English Translations Of The Quran, Nour Alanbari May 2020

Readers’ Perceptions Towards Two English Translations Of The Quran, Nour Alanbari

Theses and Dissertations

This study aimed to examine readers’ perceptions towards two notable English translations of the Quran, investigating if the readers’ language groups affected their perception of translation quality in terms of fluency, accuracy, clarity, formality, and likability. A total of 136 participants completed a survey where they rated the researched attributes of two different English translations of the Quran. Independent t-tests, paired t-tests, and ANOVA tests were conducted to compare the overall ratings of the two translations to each other, as well as between and within language groups. Ratings of the four attributes were also compared amongst themselves. Significant …