Dr Seyed Salman Safavi London Academy of Iranian Studies – LAIS Introduction To interpret and analyse Surah al-Nisāʾ through the lens of semiotics and Umberto Eco’s (1933–2016) semantic structuralism, key concepts from Eco’s work must be utilised: the function of the sign, encoding and decoding, narrative strategies, intertextuality, isotopy, and symbolic meaning. Surah al-Nisāʾ, which […]
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By Dr Seyed Salman Safavi and Sayyed Sad al-Din Safavi London Academy of Iranian Studies – LAIS Abstract: This article examines the theme of Tawḥīd (Divine Unity) in verse 255 of chapter 2 of the Holy Quran, Āyat al-Kursī. Through content analysis of the Divine Names and attributes in this verse—Allāh, Hū, Al-Ḥayy al-Qayyūm, Al-ʿAliyy […]