A Statical Study of the Names of Tools Mentioned in the Holy Quran

Year 2014, , 75 - 96, 15.12.2014

Hamza Ermiş , Mohamadou Aboubacar Maiga

https://doi.org/10.17335/sakaifd.219873

Abstract

This article report the results of the statistical study of the names of tools mentioned in the Holy Quran. The report is divided into two parts, the first part deals with the past and the present understanding of the term tools as used in the Holy Quran and the terms related to it, like machines and devices. The second part is the list of all the names of the tools mentioned in the Holy Quran baseing on the standard and non-standard scales. It was found out, that in the Holy Quran one hundred and two (102) names of tools were mentioned, among which forty five (45) tools are standard scales and the other fifty seven (57) nonstandard scales. The format for the names of tools in the Arabic Language is not limited as described in this research but extends to include the evolution of machinery and tools developed in the industry with the time. Lastly ,the additions of standard scales [???] to the names of tools from derivative formats was necessary; because quite a number of the names of tools have been included not only in the Holy Quran but also in the collection of Arabic poems and their glossaries

Keywords

The name of tool, formats, Holy Quran, , statistical, Inductive study

A STATISTICAL STUDY OF THE NAMES OF TOOLS MENTIONED IN THE HOLY QURAN

Abstract

This article report the results of the statistical study of the names of tools mentioned in the Holy Quran. The report is divided into two parts, the first part deals with the past and the present understanding of the term tools as used in the Holy Quran and the terms related to it, like machines and devices. The second part is the list of all the names of the tools mentioned in the Holy Quran baseing on the standard and non-standard scales. It was found out, that in the Holy Quran one hundred and two (102) names of tools were mentioned, among which forty five (45) tools are standard scales and the other fifty seven (57) non-standard scales. The format for the names of tools in the Arabic Language is not limited as described in this research but extends to include the evolution of machinery and tools developed in the industry with the time. Lastly ,the additions of standard scales  [???] to the names of tools from derivative formats was necessary; because quite a number of the names of tools have been included not only in the Holy Quran but also in the collection of Arabic poems and their glossaries.

Keywords

The name of tool, formats, Holy Quran, , statistical, Inductive study