Masih ( Arabic. المسيح - anointed, the Hebrew equivalent - Mashiah משיח) - in Islam : the messiah . The term al-Masih al-Kazzab (false messiah) and al-Masih ad-Dajjal are used in relation to Dajjal [1] . The Arabic name al-Masihi stands for Christian [2] .
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Etymology
Western Islamic scholars believe that the word masih was borrowed from Aramaic [3] or Syriac [4] [5] , where the word meshih was used as the name of the Savior. According to Horowitz This word could also come from the Ethiopian language [6] [3] or through it [7] . In pre-Islamic times, Christian Arabs bore the names of Abd al-Masih ("the slave of the Messiah") [8] .
Arab lexicographers considered the word al-Masih as a nickname ( Lakab ) and gave it Arabic etymology. The most common opinion was that this word was derived from the verb masaḥa “wipe”, “iron”, “touch”, “smear”, etc. [9] [4]
Isa Ibn Maryam
In the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad, the word Masih refers to the prophet Isa ( Jesus ) [11] . It is placed before his name or used separately. The word Masih appears in the Medina surahs of the Quran - in the history of the Annunciation and denials of the deification of the prophet Isa [12] . It is also used in the stories about the second coming of Isa and his participation in the Day of Judgment , as well as the visions of the Prophet Muhammad [1] .
Religious scholar Gordon Newby notes: “ In the Quran and Hadith, the term refers to Ise (Jesus) and is put before his name rather as a title or an epithet, unlike the meaning that this term has in Christianity or Judaism, since in Islam there is no Jesus functions of messianism. In Islam, the term in relation to Jesus emphasizes his prominent role as a prophet. ” [2]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Islam: EC, 1991 .
- ↑ 1 2 Newby, 2007 , p. 179.
- ↑ 1 2 Wensinck, Bosworth, 1991 .
- ↑ 1 2 Jeffery, Arthur. The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qur'An. - Oriental Institute Baroda, 1938. - p. 265-266.
- Ong Jongeneel, Jan. AB Jesus Christ in World History . - Peter Lang, 2009. - P. 128. - ISBN 978-3-631-59688-3 .
- ↑ Horovitz, Josef. Koranische Untersuchungen . - Walter de Gruyter, 1926. - P. 129.
- ↑ Tubach, Jürgen. Aramaic Loanwords in Ge'ez // Semitic Languages in Contact . - Brill, 2015. - P. 353. - ISBN 978-90-04-30015-6 .
- ↑ Horovitz, Josef. Koranische Untersuchungen . - Walter de Gruyter, 1926. - P. 130.
- ↑ Robinson, 2003 , p. 11-13.
- ↑ Al 'Imran 3:45
- ↑ Ali Zade, 2007 .
- ↑ Al 'Imran 3:45 , an-Nisa 4: 157 , an-Nisa 4: 171, 172 , al-Ma'ida 5:17 , al-Ma'ida 5:72 , al-Ma'ida 5:75 , at-Tawba 9: 30, 31
Literature
- in Russian
- Alizade A. A. Masih // Islamic Encyclopedic Dictionary . - M .: Ansar , 2007. - 400 p. - (Golden Fund of Islamic thought). - ISBN 5-98443-025-8 .
- Newby G. Brief Encyclopedia of Islam = A Concise Encyclopedia of Islam / Trans. from English .. - M .: Fair Press, 2007. - 384 p. - 3000 copies - ISBN 978-5-8183-1080-0 .
- Piotrovsky M. B. al-Masih // Islam: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ed. ed. S.M. Prozorov . - M .: Science ,GRVL , 1991 - P. 161. - ISBN 5-02-016941-2 .
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