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International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 9 (32): 27-60, Serial Number 4, Autumn. 2022

PAPER DERIVED FROM THESIS

Conceptual Metaphors of “Selm” Verses in the Framework of
the Charteris-Black Metaphor Critical Analysis Approach in
order to Model Pure Life

Ziba Mirsepasi , Dr. Syed Ali-Asghar Soltani , Dr. Mohammad-Reza Yousefi 3
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2*

1. PhD Student in Department of English, Faculty of Human Science, Islamic Azad
University, Qom, Iran, mirsepasiziba@gmail.com

2. * Associate Professor in Department of English, Faculty of Foreign Languages,
Bagher al-Uloum University, Qom, Iran (Corresponding Author)
3. Assistant Professor in Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of
Human Science, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran, dryousefi53@gmail.com

ARTICL INFO ABSTRACT

Article History: SUBJECT AND OBJECTIVES: The Holy Quran is a divine text and contains
Received: 24 July 2022 wise interpretations for the audience, which can be understood to some
Revised: 12 September 2022 extent with the help of conceptual metaphors. The present study is an
Accepted: 06 October 2022 attempt to investigate the conceptual metaphors of “Selm” in examples of

Quranic verses and its purpose is finding and understanding the conceptual
Key Words: metaphors of “Selm” in the Quran, their clarification and classification and
Selm (Peace) then description, interpretation and explanation them. The question of this
research is what kind of conceptual metaphors the Quran has used to
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objectify the abstract concept of peace and how can they be explained.

Conceptual Metaphor METHOD AND FINDING: The research is in the framework of the
Theory Charteris-Black metaphor critical analysis approach which is almost a
qualitative research method. Therefore, with the help of the third version
Charteris-Black Approach of the “Noor Jami’ al-Tafasir Software”, a sample body of 127 verses
consisting of 54 keywords is extracted from the root of “Selm” Then
DOI: their conceptual metaphors were examined. Based on the findings of this
10.22034/imjpl.2022.14370.1063 study, 37 conceptual metaphors have been extracted in the source
domains of journey, conflict, religion, building, light and body parts. The
DOR: source domains of light and conflict are the least productive and the
20.1001.1.26767619.2022.9.32.1.8 source domain of journey with 72% of the total resonance is the most
productive domain, which the conceptual key “peace is journey” can be deduced.

CONCLUSION: According to the research findings on the conceptual metaphors
of “Selm”, it is clear that the approach of the Quran is peace-oriented.
* Corresponding Author: Article Address Published on the Journal Site:

Email: aasultani@yahoo.com http://p-l.journals.miu.ac.ir/article_7343.html
ORCID: 0000-0002-2562-6443

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REFERENCES AUTHORS AUTHOR
21 3 (Iran)