A stylistic approach to the sermon "Al-Qa'a" in Nahj-al-Balaghah

Abstract

Nahj-al-Balaghah consists of sermons, letters, and wisdom that are distinguished by meaning and content, letters, vocabulary, sentences, and style. So that the rhetorical aspect of it is a verse of the miraculous speech of Imam Ali (). This study approached the stylistic structures in one of Al-Gharaa's sermons called Al-Qasaa', and relied in its analysis on the descriptive-analytical approach on five levels: phonetic, structural, lexical, rhetorical and intellectual. In the vocal level, the creative improvements, such as counterpoint and coordination of adjectives, were repeated, as they played a major role in creating the rhythmic atmosphere. In addition, the Imam () benefited from other techniques such as vocal repetition and verbal music to increase the tone of his speech. He benefited in the synthetic level of constructive and declarative sentences, short sentences and used other methods such as introduction