Metaphorical expressions in Al-Qur’an translation of Surah Al-Baqarah by Muhammad Faruq-I-Asam Malik

ABSTRACT

Metaphor is a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else or it can be defined as a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable (oxford dictionaries). Metaphor is used to evoke the language become more beautiful when it is conveyed and heard. Metaphor also used for conveying the author’s intension competitively. For example: “you are like the moon that slight in the night”. For describing the word “you” the author use the comparison of moon to create beautiful and stylish word. Al-qur’an is the holy book for Muslim. It ismirculous word of Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad through the angel Jibreel.

Al-Qur’an is revealed to us as guidance to advice and teachus about Islam as our religion. The text of Al-qur’an also used some figurative languages including metaphor. It is very important to understand everything contained in Al-Qur’an to avoide misunderstanding in comprehending the intension meaning. Therefore, the researcher chooses Al-qur’an as the object of this analysis to indicate the metaphorical expression contained in it.

Al-Baqarah is the second and longest chapter of the Qur'an. It is a Medinansura, with the exception of verse 286 which was revealed during the Farewell Pilgrimage. It is also considered to be one of the first chapters revealed after the Hijra from Mecca to Medina. The chapter comprises 286 verses according to the division of Ali, the most widely accepted count among all Muslim denominations, and includes the single longest verse in the Qur'an.

This research was conducted by using descriptive qualitative. By using this approach the researcher expects to be able to explore the data which are suitable with the theory. The researcher used the Al-Qur’an surah Al-Baqarah as the relevant source of data. By reading and understanding the data, the researcher finally categorizes the data which are related to the problem of the study, analyzing the categorized data and make conclusion.

Finally, this study shows that there are eleven of dead metaphor and eight of live metaphor. All the types of metaphors are represented to make the utterance more beautiful and explain something smoothly without offending the listener. One of metaphorical function is to explain what we are thinking deeper and clearer.