Sociolinguistics as a Method to Interpret the Physical Existence of Heaven and Hell in the Qur’an

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10.2991/978-2-38476-108-1_23How to use a DOI?

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Education; Interpretation; Language; Linguistic; Quran; Sociolinguistic

Abstract

The chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Megawati Soekarnoputri, was reported to the Criminal Investigation Agency because her speech at the PDIP birthday celebration on January 10th, 2017, was considered as a blasphemy. Contextually, her speech was against the pillars of faith number five in Islamic belief, which is belief in the End Time, specifically the existence of heaven and hell. This issue divides Indonesian society because no one can rationally and scientifically prove the existence of heaven and hell. A human is a creature that tends to visual, material, and sensory input. Humans who believe the mystic things in religion are caused by the firmly rooted Iman in their hearts and souls. On the other hand, humans, even Muslims, who prioritize the rationalistic, visualist, materialistic, and sensory will be sceptical of it by frequently asking about its physical existence. The goal of this research is to answer the pro and contra questions that social citizens have about the existence of the End Time, specifically the existence of heaven and hell, questions that are frequently asked even by Muslims. This study contributes a general and rational perspective according to the study of Arabic sociolinguistics by identifying QS. An-Nisa verse 169 and QS. Al-Ahqof verse 30, and balancing it with knowledge and religion. This qualitative library study uses the data from the Qur’an and the Arabic digital newspaper on www.okaz.com. The result shows that the road to heaven is mentioned in QS. Al-Ahqaf verse 30, and the road to hell is mentioned in QS. An-Nisa verse 169 using the vocabulary of thariq. According to Arabic sociolinguistics, the word thariq is translated as “road”, that’s the physical road which can be seen, tangible, passed by humans, animals, and transportation. Its length and width could be measured by human statistics. In the Quran, there are three different vocabulary words that mean the same thing: thariq, sabil, and shirat. Thariq means the physical way or road, sabil means the abstract way, such as ‘a true way to God’, ‘astray way’, or translated to a method and tools. And shirat means the way, road, and bridge, which is only used in the Theologic area. All Arab society, in every religion and belief, gender, social status, education, all use the word thariq to mention the physical way to a physical destination, not use the word sabil or shirat. This study shows that the physical ways to heaven and hell are real according to sociolinguistics.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Eka Yulianti
AU  - Bastian Zulyeno
AU  - Muhammad Nikman Naser
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/09/28
TI  - Sociolinguistics as a Method to Interpret the Physical Existence of Heaven and Hell in the Qur’an
BT  - Proceedings of the Online Conference of Education Research International (OCERI 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 240
EP  - 252
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-108-1_23
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-108-1_23
ID  - Yulianti2023
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