Document Type : Research Paper

Author

• Habibreza Arzani

Islamic Science and Culture Academy

Abstract

The root of 'SJD' and it's branches have used in 81 verses of the Holy Quran. Although we can find the usage of 'Mosqe' in other versas of Holy Quran, but in present reaserch only 81verses of 'sjd' have been studied. Knowing the Semantic network of 'sjd' root in Holy Quran to understand the status of Mosques, is very important. Mosque has an important role in Islamic society and the main factor of Islamic belief and Muslim sympathy. The sjd' verses have been mentioned in 32 chapters of the Holy Quran and 92 times have been repeated in the Holy Quran. These verses in 12 categories have been studied. Public prostration, not obeying of Iblis (Satan), Miraj (spiritual journey) from mosque to the mosque, spiritual centers protection, the zerar mosque, fulfilment of divine promise and memorial mosque of the Cave companion.
There are relations between mosque and 'sjd' verses. Some of these relations are negative and others are positive.

Keywords

• Semantic network
• 'sjd' verses
• masques