Theological "condensation" and "expansion" in the translation of Qur'an (Case study of Surah Anfal and Tawbah)

10.29252/jalc.2022.225216.1083
Volume 12, Issue 23
March 2022
Pages 56-81

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Student, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Tehran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Tehran

Abstract
Speech production is associated with two characteristics: "condensation" and "expansion". condensation is one of the most-used industries in the Qur'an, which is one of the most-used industries in the Qur'an. transmitting this verbal technique to the target language will not convey the message contained in the original text and will make it difficult for the recipient to receive the message. Because of this, the present article intends to examine the verses of Surah Anfal and Tawbah with the divine translation of Ghomshei and Rezaei Isfahani and to test the translators' performance in translating compact positions. For this purpose, 6 items of compression positions were selected, which are: 1. Concepts and terms 2. Explanation of general word 3. Expression of personal references 4. Explanation of relative pronoun 5. Paying attention to the context of verse 6. Expanding the compression resulting from the allusions. Finally, after reviewing the samples, it was found that translators have used most of the reference cataphoric to expand. It should also be noted that the strategy of extension in Ghomshei translation is higher than other translators, and Rezaei has used this strategy with caution. Yet, with an interpretive view of translation, Ghomshei does not distinguish between translation and interpretation, and with a lot of elaboration in unnecessary cases, has caused the audience to stay away from the main content of the speech

Keywords

  • Receive Date 23 December 2021
  • Revise Date 18 February 2022
  • Accept Date 09 March 2022