Analysis of the Textual Coherence in Nahj-Al-Balagheh Based on Halliday and Hassan Model: A Case Study of Ashbah Sermon

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, University of Tehran, Iran

2 MA Student in TESOL, Ershad Damavand INstitute of Higher Education

Abstract

One of the main arguments between the proponents and the opponents of religious books has been the lack of coherence and semantic connection in these books. After Holy Quran, Nahj-Al-Balaghe is the most important book of Muslims (Esp. Shia). Hence, the present paper aims to investigate one of the famous sermons of Nahj-Al-Balaghe. Coherence is the semantic connection in a text or spoken language that creates a connection between the author or speaker with the reader or listener. Coherence includes the structural and lexical relationships of a text. The present study uses the text coherence model of Michael Halliday and Roghayeh Hassan (1985) to examine the textual coherence of one of the famous sermons of Nahj-Al-Balagheh. So, for this purpose, Ashbah Sermon was selected and the factors of text coherence were evaluated using the Halliday and Hassan model. Finally, the obtained results revealed that this sermon despite being short has a strong and significant coherence. The results of the present study can be beneficial to scholars, students, professors, and all who are interested in Islamic Studies, religion as well as political science and its links to Islamic thoughts. Similar studies can also be conducted on other Islamic texts paramount among Muslim scholars and political analysts. To put it another way, this study can attract the attention of a large number of stakeholders and practitioners focusing on political science and religious studies as it considers the significance and the prominent role of Nahj-Al-Balagheh in Islamic philosophy in today's world.

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Article Title [العربیة]

تحليل تماسك النص في نهج البلاغة على ضوء نظریة هاليداي وحسن: دراسة حالة خطبة الأشباح

Authors [العربیة]

  • أبوالفضل خوش منش 1
  • محمد جواد رحیمیان 2
1 أستاذ مشارك، قسم علوم القرآن والحديث، كلية أصول الدين والدراسات الإسلامية، جامعة طهران، إيران
2 طالب ماجستير في TESOL، معهد إرشاد دماوند للتعليم العالي
Abstract [العربیة]

إحدى الحجج الرئيسية بين مؤيدي ومعارضي الكتب الدينية هي عدم وجود تماسك وارتباط دلالي في هذه الكتب. بعد القرآن الكريم، يعتبر نهج البلاغة أهم كتاب عند المسلمين خاصة الشيعة. ومن هنا يهدف هذا البحث إلى التحقيق في إحدى خطب نهج البلاغة المشهورة. التماسك هو الاتصال الدلالي في النص أو اللغة المنطوقة الذي ينشئ اتصالاً بين المؤلف أو المتحدث والقارئ أو المستمع ويتضمن العلاقات البنيوية والمعجمية للنص. استخدمت الدراسة الحالية نموذج تماسك النص لمايكل هاليداي ورقية حسن (1985) لفحص التماسك النصي لإحدى خطب نهج البلاغة الشهيرة. ولهذا الغرض تم اختيار خطبة أشباح وتقييم عوامل تماسك النص باستخدام نموذج هاليداي ورقیة حسن. وأخيرا أظهرت النتائج المتحصل عليها أن هذه الخطبة رغم قصرها إلا أنها ذات تماسك قوي وهام. يمكن أن تكون نتائج الدراسة الحالية مفيدة للعلماء والطلاب والأساتذة وجميع المهتمين بالدراسات الإسلامية والدين والعلوم السياسية وارتباطاتها بالفكر الإسلامي. فيمكن لهذه الدراسة أن تجذب انتباه عدد كبير من المهتمين والممارسين الذين يركزون على العلوم السياسية والدراسات الدينية، حيث تنظر إلى أهمية نهج البلاغة ودوره البارز في الفلسفة الإسلامية في عالم اليوم.

Keywords [العربیة]

  • خطبة الأشباح
  • التماسک الدلالي
  • التماسک النصي
  • التماسک النحوي
  • نظریة هالیدي و رقیة حسن
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