Semantics of the Reactive Co-occurred Words with the Term " Ibtilā" in the Quran; A Study based on the Semantic Fields Theory

"Ibtilā"(test) is one of the keywords of the Quran. Thirty-eight repetitions of the word's root derivatives indicate its importance in the linguistic system of the Quran. Studying the semantic field of the Quranic words is a new approach to finding semantic layers, as well as attaining God's intention, which is done through systematic analysis of intertextual relations. Examining the syntagmatic relations of the words is one of the ways to study their semantic field. Among the co-occurred words with Ibtilā, those that express the reactions of the tester and the testee during the test process have double importance because knowing these reactions can cause positive changes in human orientation against Ibtilā. Analyzing the Quran verses, including the reactive co-occurred words shows that the human reactions to the divine tests can divide into two categories, namely the desirable and undesirable. Each category is responded to by God; His response to the human's desirable reaction appears in the form of reward and forgiveness, and the undesirable reaction is answered with torture.