Al-Noor Journal for Humanities

This research examines the techniques employed in translating Culture-Specific Items (CSIs) pertaining to Eschatology in the Holy Qur’an. It identifies the challenges associated with these techniques and proposes solutions for translators. Additionally, the study emphasizes the importance of accurately conveying the intended meaning of the Qur’anic text and highlights instances of meaning loss when translating certain CSIs. Moreover, the research explains the rationale behind the decisions made during the adaptation of the text for the English language. An eclectic methodology is utilized to achieve the research objectives, combining various text-analysis and translation-oriented approaches. The study concludes that translators of eschatological terms are often subconsciously influenced by their own religious, social, and cultural contexts. It also observes that many translators tend to use general terms instead of lexemes that capture the connotative meanings of eschatological items.

The present study deals with emphatic consonants in Mosuli dialect and how these consonants affect the preceding and following vowels. It describes emphatic consonants which can be divided into two types: (1) primary emphatic consonants which are [ṭ , ṣ , ð/]and (2) secondary emphatic consonants which are [ḷ , ṃ , ṛ , ḅ]. So twenty persons were needed for this study. Monosyllabic words (in Mosuli dialect) were presented to these persons. They were asked to read these words. Their pronunciation has been recorded and then analysed.
The study is divided into theoretical part and practical part. Theoretical part includes an introduction which gives a definition to the emphatic consonants, their types and some phoneticians who tackles them. It also includes the aims of the study, data collection and methodology. The practical pert includes analysis and findings. Then comes the conclusion which sums up the results of the study.

This study investigates the challenges of translating implied linguistic redundancy in Arabic administrative documents into English, focusing on the strategies employed by undergraduate translation students. Through a qualitative analysis of 140 student-translated samples, the study identifies recurring patterns of literal translation, ineffective handling of procedural and courtesy-based expressions, and a limited application of functional rephrasing strategies. The findings reveal that most students resort to surface-level equivalence, often neglecting genre-specific norms and the pragmatic intent underlying redundant expressions. The study emphasizes the need for pedagogical reforms in translator training, particularly the integration of discursive awareness and genre-sensitive instruction into the curriculum. These results contribute to a better understanding of the interaction between linguistic form and institutional convention in translation. They also shed light on how future translators can navigate such challenges through informed, context-sensitive strategies.

This study examines the challenges hindering educational development in rural areas. It is based on a comprehensive analysis of the obstacles encountered by diverse community members and aims to find solutions that can be implemented to enhance sustainable development in the context of rural education. Data were collected through interviews with individuals from diverse educational backgrounds in the Telafer district. The findings of the current study reveal several barriers that affect educational accessibility and quality in these regions, including inadequate infrastructure, limited access to technological resources, and socioeconomic factors. Furthermore, the study proposes solutions to address these issues, highlighting the necessity for targeted interventions and collaborative engagement among decision-makers. The present study contributes to on-going discussions about sustainable educational development by highlighting the challenges confronting education in rural settings. It offers practical recommendations for policymakers and educators dedicated to creating equitable learning opportunities.

Ce mémoire s’intéresse à l’impact émotionnel et narratif du monologue intérieur dans le roman Frère d’Âme de David Diop. En adoptant cette technique littéraire comme principal mode de narration, l’auteur donne accès direct à la conscience tourmentée d’Alpha Ndiaye, tirailleur sénégalais engagé dans la Première Guerre mondiale. Le monologue intérieur permet de suivre, sans filtre, l’évolution psychologique du personnage, marquée par la culpabilité, la solitude, et la progressive perte de repères.
À travers une analyse détaillée des formes, fonctions et effets du monologue intérieur, cette étude met en évidence comment cette technique narrative contribue à dénoncer les violences du colonialisme et les séquelles psychologiques de la guerre. Elle montre également comment elle sert à illustrer la dualité identitaire d’Alpha, partagé entre ses racines africaines et les injonctions de l’armée coloniale française. Le récit devient ainsi une plongée introspective où le lecteur est immergé dans un flux de pensée désordonné, révélateur de l’éclatement intérieur du personnage. Cette recherche met en lumière la puissance du monologue intérieur comme vecteur d’émotion, de critique sociale et de complexité humaine.

Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick is a work that depicts in great detail the silence of God when faced with human suffering and the indifference of the universe. The authors of this article try to show how the book is a reflection of the loss of traditional religious comfort, where the silence of the deity is contrasted with the continuous sound of the sea - a power that is both beautiful and frightening. Captain Ahab’s rejection of God, Ishmael’s philosophical thoughts, and the crew’s tragedy are like Melville’s existential struggle with meaning, morality, and metaphysical order. The sea metaphorically becomes the character that speaks while God is silent and this situation represents the 19th-century world that has a faith crisis because of scientific progress and theological suspicion. Using close reading and theological and philosophical concepts that are mainly based on Calvinism, Romanticism, and proto-existentialism this work says that Moby-Dick is not a story about the divine justice, but it is rather a witness of the lack of religious certainty in the disorderly universe. Melville’s literary theology does not give a clear solution, it only offers a scary perception of a universe where the human being’s search for meaning is both glorious and fated. This paper rightfully regards Moby-Dick as a very important book in the literary history of spiritual disillusionment and metaphysical questioning

The theme of the human body has gained a prominent position in cultural and critical studies. This study aimed to derive teaching strategies, clarifying their applications in Surat Al-Hujurat, using a descriptive-deductive approach. The study covered all eighteen verses of Surah Al-Hujurat. The researcher relied on several books of interpretation when analyzing the surah, including Tafsir Al-Adawi, Al-Saadi, and Al-Qurtubi. The study concluded with the derivation of eighteen modern teaching strategies: problem-solving, induction, narrative storytelling, future thinking, problem-centered learning, constructivist teaching, brainstorming, Fryer, Jigsaw, idea gardens and discussion, dialogue, K.W.L.H., similes, the triple learning cycle, Edelson's model, modeling, and criminal imagination. The study also concluded with the derivation of seven modern teaching methods: encouragement, intimidation, examples, the lesson-based approach, preaching, narratives, preventive education, and self-learning. These methods were presented in practical examples of these strategies and approaches in Islamic education. The study recommended analyzing the surahs of the Holy Qur'an to extract the included methods, approaches, and strategies, becoming an active focal point in postmodern art, Literature, and thought .numerous ideas and studies have addressed this subject, highlighting the physical abuse of the body and shedding light on its possibilities within postmodern narrative discourse and its interaction with the consequences of bodily harm.as well as its impact on human life and existence.

The research deals with the artistic elements in the short story "The Endless Ascent Journey" by Imad al-Din Khalil. The research includes an introduction and four chapters. The introduction addresses the concept of the short story, as well as the writer's literary and scientific biography, followed by a summary of the story. Then, the first chapter explores the concept of dialogue, its functions, and types, both external and internal. As for the second chapter, it deals with time and place in the story, while the third chapter tackles the main event, clarifying the idea of the story and its meaning. As for the fourth chapter, it studies the character as a concept, its patterns and dimensions. The research concluded with several key findings, the most significant of which is that the true endless ascent journey lies in drawing closer to God Almighty and responding to the calls of faith, ultimately leading to Paradise. In addition, the story confirms that he is able to return to the truth, as it is better for him than persisting in falsehood. The internal dialogue prevailed in the story, revealing the character and the event. As for the place, it had a strong presence in the story, unlike the element of time. This may be attributed to the main character’s interest in the familiar place (Old Mosul), which he loved and made a safe haven for him to retreat to whenever life became difficult and crises intensified. It is worth noting that the story and the collection in which it came belong to Islamic literature.

This research is focused on investigating the effect of the adverbial sentence, as a restriction, on the prohibition sentence in terms of its denotation and intended meaning, as mentioned in several locations in the Holy Quran. There are questions posed in this regard that the current research will answer, including: Will the current sentence restrict the prohibition denotation, or will it remain absolute? What is its impact on its meaning? Will the prohibition be confined to a specific domain or will it cover several domains? What is the relationship between that and the restriction? Will the current sentence be in the nominal or verbal form, or will it involve both of them, in addition to other questions? It is not surprising that the Holy Quran is a subject of extensive research. After all, it is the Book of Allah, exalted and unmatched, in which the characteristics of nobility, clarity, precision of structure, and richness of denotations and meanings are evident, and this has attracted scholars and researchers to delve into its depths to reveal its linguistic treasures. This study combined both the inductive and analytical methods of researching, so the research traced and examined the instances where the prohibition is confined and restricted with the adverbial sentence and so considered without the singular adverb and followed by the analysis get to desired results of the research. The research starts with an introduction that defines the words of the research title. The study was divided into three sections: the first was dedicated to the restriction by the adverbial sentence in the field of legislation, the second was for the restriction in the field of the Quranic stories, while the section three tackled the restriction in the field of transaction etiquette. These sections were followed by a table of the Quranic verses related to the research and the study was concluded with the most prominent findings that were reached. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all worlds.

The theme of the human body has gained a prominent position in cultural and critical studies becoming an active focal point in postmodern art Literature and thought. numerous ideas and studies have addressed this subject highlighting the physical abuse of the body and shedding light on its possibilities within postmodern narrative discourse and its interaction with the consequences of bodily harm.as well as its impact on human life and existence.

This study deals with the paradox of the image in Ibn al-Mu'tazz's poetry, trying to stand on the paradox of the simile image, the paradox of the metaphorical image, and the paradox of the color image, which aims to highlight the expressive effectiveness of the poet's self and the psychological disturbances and contradictions that circulate within him, relying on the principle of contrast between the superficial meaning and the deep meaning of the text, and contradicting the familiar and breaking the horizon of the reader's expectations.

The research aims to identify the effect of the pentagram strategy on the achievement of fifth-grade middle school female students in the Arabic language subject and to develop their coordination thinking. To achieve the goal of the research, the researcher developed two main null hypotheses, which are as follows:
There is no statistically significant difference between the average grades of the female students in the experimental group who study using the pentagram strategy and those of the female students in the control group who study using the usual method for developing coordination thinking. The research sample was intentionally selected from the research community. It intentionally consisted of fifth-grade science students at Khadija al-Kubra Preparatory School for Girls in Mosul for the first semester of the academic year (2023-2024 AD). The sample consisted of 73 students, divided into two experimental and one control group. There were (37) students in the experimental group who studied according to the pentagram strategy and (36) students in the control group who studied traditionally. The researcher used the experimental method with equal groups and conducted the process of equivalence on the two research groups in some variables that included: (chronological age calculated in months, the grade of the Arabic language subject for the previous year, the general average of the female students for the previous academic year, the intelligence quotient, the academic achievement of the parents, the thinking test Tribal coordination).
Two tools were required to achieve the research objectives: the first, an achievement test for female students; and the second, a coordinative thinking test. The two tests were characterized by validity and reliability .After preparing the teaching plans and the two tools, the experiment was implemented by the curriculum teacher in the school in the first semester of the academic year (2023-2024) on Sunday, corresponding to (10/15/2023 AD), and it continued for a full semester and ended on Tuesday, corresponding to (1/8/2024 AD). The post-coordination thinking test was applied on Thursday (1/4/2024 AD), and the achievement test was applied on Monday (1/8/2024 AD) to the two research groups.
1- The use of the pentagram strategy in teaching the Arabic language subject contributed to raising the level of academic achievement of fifth-grade female students in the subject of Arabic syntax, as they are in a renewable stage in the learning process, especially if this relates to the subject of the Arabic language, its teaching methods, and the diversity of methods. It also significantly contributed to the development of their coordinated thinking.
2-The directorates of education should direct male and female Arabic Language teachers to use the pentagram strategy as an alternative to traditional teaching methods that make students mere recipients of the information presented during the lesson, and to benefit from the results of the current research.
3-The effect of the pentagram strategy on the achievement of fifth-grade middle school female students in the Arabic language subject and the development of their reflective thinking.

This research explores the historical identity of Pharaoh of Moses (peace be upon him), analyzing his figure between historical reality and myth through a comparative study of religious texts—particularly the Holy Qur’an—alongside the Torah and archaeological evidence. The study focuses on distinguishing between the Pharaoh of Oppression and the Pharaoh of the Exodus by linking historical events to the period when the Israelites entered Egypt during the Hyksos era and tracing the evolution of royal titles in ancient Egypt.
The findings reveal that the Qur’an presents a highly accurate historical depiction, using the title “King” for the ruler contemporary with Prophet Joseph (peace be upon him) and “Pharaoh” for the ruler who confronted Moses. This demonstrates linguistic and historical precision that surpasses the accounts found in the Torah. Furthermore, the study concludes that the term “Pharaoh” is most likely a proper name for a specific ruler rather than a general royal title, supported by linguistic, Qur’anic, and archaeological evidence.
This research affirms that determining the true identity of Pharaoh requires integrating religious texts with archaeological analysis, positioning the Qur’an as a reliable source for correcting distorted historical narratives.