The Derivation and Reference of the Word Religion in the Holy Quran

Abstract

The research focuses on the derivative origin of the word "religion" and its uses in the Holy Quran. The research shows that the meaning of this word is organized by a precise intellectual system based on four pillars: God, slave, Sharia, and punishment.

In spite of the occasional softening of the word according to the context in which it appears, it does not depart from the general framework set by the linguists in their dictionaries.