Image Schemas and Their Function from the perspective of cognitive linguistics in Surah Mubarak of Hashr

Cognitive semantics considers language as a part of human cognitive ability that can explain the imagined world of man. Physical experiences are an important factor for the formation of concepts in the mind. One of the main theories in this field is image schemas (container, path, force), which are among the most important mechanisms for understanding the hidden concepts of the Qur’an and a tool for analyzing its meanings. In the current research, using the descriptive-analytical method and collecting information in a library method, the concepts of Surah Hashr with the mechanism of image schemas are investigated in order to clarify the effect and application of various Image schemas in conceptualizing the themes of the verses on the audience. Concepts obtained from image schemas are helpful in the thematic interpretation of the Qur'an. The findings in the Surah of Hashr showed that the concepts of punishment in the hereafter, lesson, Qur'an, poverty, etc., with the path schema and hell, stubbornness, heart, belief, envy, etc., with the container schema and disbelief, faith, leaving greed, appreciation, etc., with the force schema, It is also used to express poverty in the form of path and force schemas, and the Qur'an in the form of path and container schemas. The results show that all three types of schemas are used in this surah, and the container schema has the highest frequency and the force schema has the lowest frequency.