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Download This PDF File Special Issue INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND June 2016 CULTURAL STUDIES ISSN 2356-5926 An Investigation on The Semantic Field of Serat Fatemeh Bramki Department of Humanities, College of Humanities, Dashtestan branch, Islamic Azad University, Borazjan, Iran Akram Ghanbari Maman Department of Humanities, College of Humanities, Dashtestan branch, Islamic Azad University, Borazjan, Iran Zahra Alizadeh Department of Humanities, College of Humanities, Dashtestan branch, Islamic Azad University, Borazjan, Iran Arezoo Zahedi Department of Humanities, College of Humanities, Dashtestan branch, Islamic Azad University, Borazjan, Iran Zeynab Alizadeh Department of Humanities, College of Humanities, Dashtestan branch, Islamic Azad University, Borazjan, Iran Abstract The literal meaning of Sirat is 'Path' and in terms includes of the spiritual Sirat and the worldly Sirat. In terms of the worldly Sirat it is divided into developmental Sirat that is the general guidance of the Lord and legislative Sirat that is the way of salvation and redemption. In the legislative definition sometimes the definition is applicable And God, Islam, religion, Qur'an, the Prophet and Imam Ali have been named. The spiritual Sirat is the bridge over Hell and how people pass it depends on the person's faith and practice that if one listened to reason and the voice of his nature and benefited from the worldly guidance, Pass on health of Hell Bridge but People who have followed their own whims In the worldly life, They fall into the fire of hell and since the purpose of man's creation is to achieve eternal happiness and the only way to reach it is embarking on a divine Sirat, Therefore, this article intends to review the Sirat in the verses and traditions and express the relationship between The Hereafter Sirat and the worldly Sirat and reminded its important role in the destiny of man. Keywords: Sirat, the spiritual Sirat, the worldly Sirat, Quran, traditions http://www.ijhcs.com/index.php/ijhcs/index Page 826 Special Issue INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND June 2016 CULTURAL STUDIES ISSN 2356-5926 Introduction The term of “Sirat” is one of the most important key words in the Quran and hadith which with a close look at the real meaning of it this fact can be reached that relying on it, the salvation and happiness of mankind will be possible. Sirat can be used in both spiritual and worldly way. In this article the purpose of the Sirat is the straight Sirat that “straight” is omitted to avoid repetition. The worldly Sirat is the Sirat to salvation and redemption of man and the spiritual Sirat is a bridge that stretched over the Hell and all people must pass through it. This term in the Quran is synonymous with guidance and the nouns of the straight. The Instances of guidance of the Holy Quran are the Islam, the Holy Prophet, and the infallible Imams. Unity and generality are among the features of Sirat. And crossing the spiritual Sirat that is a mirror and symbol of faith and human action in the world, is done with the exact closer inspection. Although much has been written on this topic But do not reduce the need for addressing the issue. Because we as Muslims who follow the Quran and Ahl al-Bayt must know the path of the prosperity and salvation and obey God Because the purpose of man's creation is to attain and achieve eternal happiness As a result we should recognize the divine Sirat And apply the facilities and guidance of leaders for being in this way Because the world is the farm of the Hereafter And quality of life in The Hereafter is inextricably connected with the worldly life. Basics of research Much has been written on this issue sporadically, but there aren‟t any book or thesis that addresses all aspects of this issue. The thesis which have examined the issue are as follows: the thesis of Mohammad Taghi Diyari of Qom University he has used the meaning of guardianship from the multiple meanings that are listed for Sirat. The Straight path Thesis from the perspective of Reason and Tradition is written by Ahmed Beheshti. In the first part he has examined Sirat from the standpoint of reason and in the second part he has examined Sirat from the standpoint of the Quran and the narrations. He has used only al-Fatiha and Hadiths on it. And other thesis in this issue is Reviews the straight path in Quran and traditions written by Badria Aftabi from Martyr Ashrafi Esfahani University. The Sirat Bridge in Quran article that written by Ahmad Sadeghi Arestani, and the straight path in the Quran written by Hussein Seif Allah and Direct Quran and straight paths written by Sayed Ahmad Hashemi that Each have examined A discussion of the sirat. Research Methodology This research method is descriptive analysis regarding to the nature and its objectives that after the studying the desired resources has been written. Sirat in Quran and hadiths In the language of Quranic verses and traditions sometimes the definition of the Sirat is applicable and sometimes the definition is based on the concept. When the definition is applicable Sirat divided into spiritual and worldly Sirat. In a hadith from Imam Sadiq stated: Sirat is a great way to get to know God and there are two types of Sirats: 1- Sirat in this world, 2- http://www.ijhcs.com/index.php/ijhcs/index Page 827 Special Issue INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND June 2016 CULTURAL STUDIES ISSN 2356-5926 Sirat in the Hereafter. (Qomi, 1403, p. 37).when the definition is based on the concept that is the way to prosper (Mohammadi, 1378, p. 593), Eschatology author says: The way of man towards God is the same his soul that all should come to God through the pass through the soul and because the souls are different in terms of purity and purification then there are different ways and the soul of the greater purity is the straight path like a the soul the prophets and the Imams peace be upon them. (Hosseini Tehrani: 1423, vol. 5, p. 52). At first we have discussed the worldly Sirat and then the spiritual Sirat and in the end we express the relationship between these two Sirat. The worldly Sirat In the Quran, the worldly Sirat is used in two senses: legislative Sirat and developmental Sirat. Developmental Sirat God guides all his creatures. He said: "our lord is he who gave to each (created) thing its form and nature, and further, gave (it) guidance."( TA-HA,50) “Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion; who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;” ( AL-ALA (THE MOST HIGH,2-3) Based on the general guidance that will include all of God's creatures, there is no room for choice and free will. It means that God Almighty placed guidance equipment in his creation in such a way there is no change in it. For example tree leads to blooming and fructify that is the purpose and perfection of its existence and this guidance is algebraic and about humans as far as it relates to human creative affairs such as development, attraction and repulsion, youth, aging and death this type of guidance is established; that's mean the guidance is algebraic. Developmental Sirat is a set of laws that runs the universe and all creatures with the permission of God and violation of it will be destroyed. (Sobhani: vol. 4, p. 269) This public order is the same order of cause and effect universe and all is for the sake of God who nurtures every creature with its own principles so that leads to special purpose. (Javadi Amoli: 2004 A, vol 16, p 262). Allah says in Surah Hud: “"i put my trust in allah, my lord and your lord! there is not a moving creature, but he hath grasp of its fore-lock. verily, it is my lord that is on a straight path.”( Hud ,56) So in the context general straight path which is the universal path is not a vain path and all God's creatures are in this path. Legislative Sirat (Tashri'i Sirat) Another means of worldly Sirat, is the legislative Sirat. This Sirat is unique to humans and includes of a set of laws and ordinances that God has given to mankind by the prophets and His http://www.ijhcs.com/index.php/ijhcs/index Page 828 Special Issue INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND June 2016 CULTURAL STUDIES ISSN 2356-5926 authorities and thereby God guides His creations toward it. In the language of verses and hadiths this path is in front of path of evil that is the way of ignorance and depravity. Legislative guidance is done in two ways. (A) Guidance which applies to all human beings.” we showed him the way: whether he be grateful or ungrateful (rests on his will).”( AL-INSAN,3)and “and shown him the two highways?”( AL-BALAD,10) This type of path is called provide guidance through path. (B) guidance that is specific to His own creations that this issue will be discussed further explanation.” those whom allah (in his plan) willeth to guide,- he openeth their breast to islam; those whom he willeth to leave straying,- he maketh their breast close and constricted, as if they had to climb up to the skies: thus doth allah (heap) the penalty on those who refuse to believe.”( AL-ANAAM,125) And this type of Sirat is called specific guidance. provide guidance through path and its case Almighty God has introduced specific guidance for mankind in the Quran which through this way humans moves toward God.
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