FAMILY LIFE IN THE LIGHT OF QUR’ANIC METAPHORS

Shazia Aziz; Amna Naveed; Musferah Mahfooz

Shazia Aziz COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Amna Naveed COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Musferah Mahfooz COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Keywords: Simile, Metaphors, Analogy, Family life, Ilm ul bayān, Rhetoric

Abstract

The present study explores the delicate Qur’anic metaphors related to the teachings on family life. The Quran is said to be a code of life for man. This study sets out to explore the guidelines related to family life, the basic unit of a society and human civilization, provided through metaphors in the Qur’an. It attempts to analyze those metaphors in depth in order to inform humans in different roles in a family set up as this fulfilling the duties related to these roles is the foundation of a balanced household which in turn is a fundamental unit of society. Moreover, it tries to relate the thin lined difference between metaphor, simile, and analogy through examples.