Research Article

Exploring the Function of Dhihn/Zihin (Cognitive Link) in Majāz in Islamic Legal Theory

Volume: 31 Number: 1 June 30, 2020
  • Hakime Reyyan Yaşar *
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Exploring the Function of Dhihn/Zihin (Cognitive Link) in Majāz in Islamic Legal Theory

Abstract

Simon Udo and Michiel Leezenberg point to the cognitive traces in the works of ‘Abd al-Qāhir al-Jurjānī (d. 1078), named Asrār al-Balāgha and Dalā’il al-i‘jāz. However, neither Simon nor Leezenberg provide an insight whether these traces can be found in other classical sources, where majāz and isti‘āra are discussed. This paper argues that Simon’s and Leezenberg’s argument that the awareness of the cognitive elements in the classical Islamic approach to majāz and isti‘āra cannot be reduced in ‘Abd al-Qāhir al-Jurjānī’s works. Rather, that the Hanafī legal theorists were aware of the function of dhihn/mind in the mechanism of majāz. Due to presenting a remarkable theoretical examination of the tropes and metaphors, 13th and 14th century Hanafī uṣūl al-fiqh sources are chosen. To clarify my argument, I will mainly focus on the analysis of the terminology, which expounds the relationship between majāz and mind: Such as, ittiṣāl (ilink/connection), dhihn (mind,) maḥal (space/domain).

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Supporting Institution

The author declared that this study has received no grant support.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Religious Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Hakime Reyyan Yaşar * This is me
0000-0003-4873-2246
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 30, 2020

Submission Date

November 18, 2019

Acceptance Date

March 22, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 31 Number: 1

APA
Yaşar, H. R. (2020). Exploring the Function of Dhihn/Zihin (Cognitive Link) in Majāz in Islamic Legal Theory. Darulfunun Ilahiyat, 31(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.26650/di.2020.31.1.0053
AMA
1.Yaşar HR. Exploring the Function of Dhihn/Zihin (Cognitive Link) in Majāz in Islamic Legal Theory. darulfunun ilahiyat. 2020;31(1):1-21. doi:10.26650/di.2020.31.1.0053
Chicago
Yaşar, Hakime Reyyan. 2020. “Exploring the Function of Dhihn Zihin (Cognitive Link) in Majāz in Islamic Legal Theory”. Darulfunun Ilahiyat 31 (1): 1-21. https://doi.org/10.26650/di.2020.31.1.0053.
EndNote
Yaşar HR (June 1, 2020) Exploring the Function of Dhihn/Zihin (Cognitive Link) in Majāz in Islamic Legal Theory. darulfunun ilahiyat 31 1 1–21.
IEEE
[1]H. R. Yaşar, “Exploring the Function of Dhihn/Zihin (Cognitive Link) in Majāz in Islamic Legal Theory”, darulfunun ilahiyat, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 1–21, June 2020, doi: 10.26650/di.2020.31.1.0053.
ISNAD
Yaşar, Hakime Reyyan. “Exploring the Function of Dhihn Zihin (Cognitive Link) in Majāz in Islamic Legal Theory”. darulfunun ilahiyat 31/1 (June 1, 2020): 1-21. https://doi.org/10.26650/di.2020.31.1.0053.
JAMA
1.Yaşar HR. Exploring the Function of Dhihn/Zihin (Cognitive Link) in Majāz in Islamic Legal Theory. darulfunun ilahiyat. 2020;31:1–21.
MLA
Yaşar, Hakime Reyyan. “Exploring the Function of Dhihn Zihin (Cognitive Link) in Majāz in Islamic Legal Theory”. Darulfunun Ilahiyat, vol. 31, no. 1, June 2020, pp. 1-21, doi:10.26650/di.2020.31.1.0053.
Vancouver
1.Hakime Reyyan Yaşar. Exploring the Function of Dhihn/Zihin (Cognitive Link) in Majāz in Islamic Legal Theory. darulfunun ilahiyat. 2020 Jun. 1;31(1):1-21. doi:10.26650/di.2020.31.1.0053