The Influence of Letters of Meanings in Determining the Meaning: An Applied Study of the Verses' Interpretation of Determining the Fetus Gender Timing in Contemporary Exegeses

 The letters of meanings influence the meaning of Arabic speech, and their grammatical and semantic functions work together to direct the meanings. With the aim of clarifying the effect of the letters of meanings in directing the meaning, an applied study was conducted at the Faculty of Sharia at Damascus University on the verses that talk about the timing of determining the gender of the fetus in the Holy Qur’an.

This topic was chosen by the researcher due to the presence of three verses that talk about this influence, each of which contains one of the letters of the meanings. Thus, by studying the interpretation, it is possible to determine the impact of the presence of these tools in the verses on determining their meanings.

The results proved the significance of the letters of meanings in determining the meanings and that they are indispensable in text understanding.

By reviewing the textbooks of embryology and obstetrics, it was possible to clarify the accuracy of the meanings given by these letters. It is recommended to give the letters of meanings more attention during the educational process because of their widespread use in the Arabic tongue and their significant impact on the meanings that speech carries and performs