Abstract:

Many scientific studies had been carried out in order to understand and comprehend the Qurʾān, which is a source of guidance for people and pious people/Muttaqīs. In order to understand it correctly, it is essential to understand the chapters and the words which take a place in these chapters. In order to comprehend the verses, it is necessary to analyze the words in the verses. This study will examine the word “duʿā/prayer” in the 77th verse of Surah al-Furqān/the Chapter of Criterion. First, the uses of the word “duʿā/prayer” in the Qurʾān will be given, then the words in the verse will be analyzed. After that, the ways of understanding the word “duʿā/prayer” in this verse will be investigated. The interpreters had determined for the meanings of this word as faith, worship, prayer, gratitude, invocation. Regardless of the meaning of the word “duʿā/prayer” are used in this verse, the main element here is the person’s contact with God. When the servant has put his communication on a solid ground and has provided as a basis with God due to his responsibility, God has given a value to His servant and has honored him. When a person has broken and destroyed his ties with God in some way, God has deemed him worthy of punishment.