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Abstract

The present study explores the delicate Qur’anic metaphors related to the teachings on family life. The Quran is said to be a code of life for man. This study sets out to explore the guidelines related to family life, the basic unit of a society and human civilization, provided through metaphors in the Qur’an. It attempts to analyze those metaphors in depth in order to inform humans in different roles in a family set up as this fulfilling the duties related to these roles is the foundation of a balanced household which in turn is a fundamental unit of society.  Moreover, it tries to relate the thin lined difference between metaphor, simile, and analogy through examples.