The role of polysemy and context from the interpretive view point of 'Aflame Tabatabaee

The term "Kufr" is one of the most significant clue words in the Holy Qur'an. This term has an important role in the ethical-religious system of Qur'an (with a negative value). This is not only the core meaning which other negative values encircle it, hut by even a simple survey in Qur'un, we become convinced that the role of the meaning of Kufr is so great that its presence can be felt in every statement and verse concerning human ethic and behavior. In this article the focal words of "Kufr" in its Kur'anic usage are identified and elucidated and their sense relation in their semantic construction is examined and analysied as to identity the semantic field of the term Kufr and the words related to it.