A. Kudriavtsva

“As if they were Jacinths and Coral” — Adornments (Hilya, Zina) in the Qur’an

Key words: The Qur’an, pre-Islamic and early Islamic Arabia, daily life, material culture, comparative textual analysis of the Qur’anic terminology and pre-Islamic poetry, adornments, hilya, zina

Abstract: The article presents continuation of the study of lexico-semantic groups of the Qur’anic language that allow distinguishing and describing of the most important daily life structures of the early Islamic Arabia. It is devoted to the adornments (hilya, zina) mentioned in the Qur’an, including bracelets, necklaces, amulets, etc that make up an important part of one's type of clothing, thus identifying its value and the status of its owner.