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Rahman, Hafiz Mahmood
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Language and persuasion in Islamic preaching Rahman, Hafiz Mahmood
Journal of Religion and Linguistics Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): JoREL: Journal of Religion and Linguistics
Publisher : Association for Scientific Computing Electrical and Engineering (ASCEE)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31763/jorel.v2i1.16

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This study examines the linguistic characteristics and persuasive techniques utilized in Islamic sermons, with the objective of enhancing our comprehension of language's function in religious discourse. The study shows the different parts of these sermons that make them more convincing by looking at word choices, sentence structures, rhetorical techniques, emotional appeals, logical arguments, religious authority, and story-telling methods. An analysis comparing various situations and speakers demonstrates differences in language characteristics and persuasive techniques. The results of this study are good for both linguistics and Islamic studies because they give a thorough look at the language used in Islamic sermons and show how important it is for people from different fields to work together to understand religious discourse. More research needs to be done on the linguistic aspects of religious discourse in a variety of settings and traditions. This will help us understand how language affects how beliefs and attitudes are formed in religious settings.
The evolution of Islamic theological discourse in the classical era: A Historical-linguistic perspective Rahman, Hafiz Mahmood
Journal of Religion and Linguistics Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): JoREL: Journal of Religion and Linguistics
Publisher : Association for Scientific Computing Electrical and Engineering (ASCEE)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31763/jorel.v2i2.21

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This work contests the prevailing historiographical belief that political struggle was the principal catalyst for the evolution of classical Islamic theology (‘ilm al-kalām).  This study contends that, although political events offered context, the primary causative cause was the diversity in interpretive procedures, particularly the differing linguistic approaches to the Quranic text.  The prevalent notion that early scholars (ulama mutaqaddimin) adhered strictly to literary literalism is disputed; evidence indicates that many utilized advanced rational, context-sensitive, and semantically complex interpretations.  This article conducts a historical-linguistic examination of how classical theologians interacted with divine discourse through the use of analogy, metaphor, and semantic differentiation.  These linguistic methods were not only rhetorical but also fundamental to essential theological ideas like divine characteristics, human agency, and sin.  The establishment of the Mu'tazilah, Ash'ariyyah, and Maturidiyyah schools illustrates the formation of doctrinal identity through language, while discussions surrounding terminology like as īmān (faith), kufr (disbelief), and qadar (divine decree) reveal significant semantic conflicts within early Islamic discourse.  This study emphasizes linguistic hermeneutics, revealing the underlying discursive dynamics that diversified Islamic thought and demonstrating that classical theology was shaped equally by philological engagement and philosophical or political contestation.
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