Media and Communication Research

Media and Communication Research

Examining Faithful and Blasphemous Communicative Patterns in the Themes of Surah Al-Qaṣaṣ (Q 28)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mahdi Motahhari Far 1
mohsen Alviri 2
1 PhD Candidate in Culture and Communication, Baqir al-Olum University, Qom, Iran
2 Professor, Department of History and Civilization, Baqir al-Olum University, Qom, Iran
10.22034/mcr.2025.515109.1077
Abstract
This research analyzes the themes of Surah "Al-Qaṣaṣ" (Q 28) from the perspective of communication science. The conceptual framework of this study is based on categorizing the communications of communities into three types: sacred (between God and the prophets), sacred-mundane (or sacred-secular) (transmitting the message from the prophet to the people), and mundane (social interactions between believers and disbelievers). This research uses the thematic analysis method to examine and formulate the types of communications. The findings of this study indicate that Surah "Al-Qaṣaṣ" explains and defines communications in all three aforementioned domains. In the layer of sacred communications, we examine the characteristics of this type of communication from the perspective of the sender (God) and the receiver (the prophets and the righteous). The research shows that communication at this level is based on inspiration and reassurance. Prominent examples include the inspiration to the mother of Moses (AS) to save her child and the reassurance given to Moses (AS) and the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) in facing challenges. At the level of sacred-mundane communications, this research analyzes persuasive strategies in transmitting the divine message. In the first part, we address the content of the divine message and analyze the divine traditions (or precedents) narrated in this surah. In the second part, we examine the exhortations and evidences presented in this surah to strengthen the message of the divine prophets. In this section, we analyze the types of rhetorical supports used in this surah to strengthen the message, including miracles, challenges, and authority. In the layer of purely mundane communications, we typologize the social communications of disbelievers and reformers and examine the characteristics that Surah "Al-Qaṣaṣ" attributes to each of these two groups. According to the themes inferred in this section, the communication model of reformers involves turning away from falsehood (laghw) and transforming evil (sayyi'a) into good (ḥasana). However, the communication model of disbelievers is characterized by superiority, arrogance, and disconnection from God.
Keywords
Surah Al-Qaṣaṣ (Q28)
Thematic Analysis
Sacred Communications
Sacred-Mundane Communications
Mundane Communications
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