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- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- Copyright 1952 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 0078-6527
- eISSN
- 1877-8372
- DOI
- 10.1163/1877837252X00659
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
İSVEÇ / SWEDEN This is a very careful and thorough study about the original sense of the different derivations of the root s-i-m. By comparing the use of the word in the Koran with that in ancient Arabic poetry the well known Swedish scholar arrives at sound and convincing conclusions. Salima means to be safe and sound, in good health. From this meaning develops salaman li-raculin (Sure 39/29) : "a man who belongs e n t i r e 1 y to one man", bi-annani salmun li-rabbi (Ibn Hisam 958ji6) "that I submit myself wholly to my Lord". "The words in question express that something is whole, unbroken and undivided and therefore sound and healthy, or peaceful and harmonious. The same idea of entirety is behind the words .... when they denote a total surrender or submission. The stress lies on totality, not on submission." (P. 13). Aslama in old arabic poetry means "to give something or someone up, to abandon it or him totally". There are some doubtful cases in which it might perhaps express the idea of submission or surrender. In the Koran the verb means - ■ besides the technical sense of "to become a
Journal
Oriens – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1952