Quranic Lexical Semantics of Izutsu and ʻAllāmah Ṭabātabāʼī: a Comparative Appraisal

This study evaluates the principles and methods of Izutsu ʻAllāmah Ṭabāṭabāʼī in semantics Quranic concepts, using a comparative analysis. Looking at his semantic principles, it becomes clear that believed more flexibility for meaning each word text, this could bring him closer to various messages incorporated into text by words used author, although he did not make full use capacity practice. In contrast, emphasized principle meanings change relation individuals’ changing worldview. Although facilitated better also abandoned basic core words, replacing them with alternative, false meanings. Additional-ly, specify sentence had an ineffective method analyzing conflicts especially religious text. The Allāmah appears be efficient understanding real message Therefore, fusion Izutsu’s ‘semantic fields’ would big step towards achieving correct words.