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English words: Islamic definitions

Some words have different semantic values from one community to the other. The fact that the English language is one of the main languages widely used by Muslims, it needs to be able to adequately express the Islamic worldview. The study aimed to examine some words in an English dictionary which mea...

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Main Authors: Abdul Rashid, Alwa, Othman, Khairiah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2014
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PE English
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/41747/22/41747_English%20Words%20%20Islamic%20Definitions_complete.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.417472018-03-01T08:19:07Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/41747/ English words: Islamic definitions Abdul Rashid, Alwa Othman, Khairiah PE English Some words have different semantic values from one community to the other. The fact that the English language is one of the main languages widely used by Muslims, it needs to be able to adequately express the Islamic worldview. The study aimed to examine some words in an English dictionary which meanings contradict the Islamic worldview. The English dictionary, namely the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (2008), was examined qualitatively using a document analysis. Analyses were based on the Quranic verses, hadiths or traditions of the Prophet (may peace be upon him) with special focus on the hadiths of al-Bukhari and Muslim which are deemed as among those ranked the highest. Viewpoints from the consensus of the ulamas or learned scholars were also sought. The findings revealed that thirty-three words were defined contradictory to the Islamic principles. The study has pedagogical implications on teaching English to Muslim learners. 2014-06 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41747/22/41747_English%20Words%20%20Islamic%20Definitions_complete.pdf Abdul Rashid, Alwa and Othman, Khairiah (2014) English words: Islamic definitions. In: InternationalLlanguage Conference 2014, 4-6th June 2014, Centre for Language and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). (Unpublished)
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Abdul Rashid, Alwa
Othman, Khairiah
English words: Islamic definitions
description Some words have different semantic values from one community to the other. The fact that the English language is one of the main languages widely used by Muslims, it needs to be able to adequately express the Islamic worldview. The study aimed to examine some words in an English dictionary which meanings contradict the Islamic worldview. The English dictionary, namely the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (2008), was examined qualitatively using a document analysis. Analyses were based on the Quranic verses, hadiths or traditions of the Prophet (may peace be upon him) with special focus on the hadiths of al-Bukhari and Muslim which are deemed as among those ranked the highest. Viewpoints from the consensus of the ulamas or learned scholars were also sought. The findings revealed that thirty-three words were defined contradictory to the Islamic principles. The study has pedagogical implications on teaching English to Muslim learners.
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author Abdul Rashid, Alwa
Othman, Khairiah
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Othman, Khairiah
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title English words: Islamic definitions
title_short English words: Islamic definitions
title_full English words: Islamic definitions
title_fullStr English words: Islamic definitions
title_full_unstemmed English words: Islamic definitions
title_sort english words: islamic definitions
publishDate 2014
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/41747/22/41747_English%20Words%20%20Islamic%20Definitions_complete.pdf
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