A Semantic, Syntactic, and Pragmatic Analysis of the Khutbah of Al-Ghadir
Abstract
The main gist behind the religious discourse is to accomplish persuasion which allows the audience to accept that the linguistic message of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) that conveys truth ultimately. The Prophet utilize a rich conversational rhetorical tools, selecting words that attracted various people effectively. This research investigates the sermon on a significant levels ,i.e, semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic so that the power of persuasion can be accomplished successfully. The aim of the study is to display that the message of the Khutbah of Al-Ghadir is not just to remind the audience about the God selective order, but a perfect message that achieve God's command that prophetic message cannot be completed its leadership without Al-Imamah. The adapted Method and analysis of the extracts of the Khutbah follow the qualitative and descriptive analysis of the sermon. The researcher sums up the outcomes of the research to show the successful conveying of the prophetic Muhammed message via employing simple linguistic words that convey a complicated meanings that hide beyond significance of Al-Ghadir's sermon
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