Strategy for the Translation of the Verses of Qur’an that are Related to Sexual Intercourse

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Indirect speech act; Kināyah; Non-literal speech act; Sexual intercourse; Taboo

Abstract

Sexual intercourse is considered as a taboo which is usually mentioned in non-literal speech acts. This also applies to some of the verses of Qur’an, where sexual intercourse is cited in non-literal speech acts in kināyah stylistics, hence the absence of the impression of taboo. Kināyah presents denotative and connotative meanings, both of which are usually related. Although kināyah tries to deliver the connotative meaning to the readers, kināyah can still be understood denotatively. This is what distinguishes kināyah from majāz, where the latter can only be understood connotatively. The allowance for readers to understand kināyah both denotatively and connotatively has caused its translation becomes complicated. A descriptive-evaluative research design with an embedded case study research design is used in this research. The data are selected purposively in the form of Qur’anic verses which contain kināyah regarding sexual intercourse from Al-Quranul Karim Tarjamah Tafsiriyah by Ustaz Muhammad Thalib. These verses are elaborated by focusing on the diction used. This research finds that the kināyah regarding sexual intercourse in Qur’an tend to use various dictions, such as al-ityān ‘to come to’, al-qurb ‘to approach’, al-rafaṡ ‘to seduce’ and al-massu ‘to touch’. In general, these verses are translated connotatively in the UMT translation. In this case, the Quran translation in question uses a lot of modulation techniques to deliver the connotative meaning in the target text.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mohamad Zaka Farisi
AU  - Yusuf Ali Tantowi
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/30
TI  - Strategy for the Translation of the Verses of Qur’an that are Related to Sexual Intercourse
BT  - Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 334
EP  - 338
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-91-6_52
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-91-6_52
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