The Argumentative Role of Simile and its Effect on Persuasion in the Hadiths of Al-Mundhiri’s Invitation and Intimidation

Document Type : Brief summaries of Dissertations.

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Aswan University - Faculty of Arts - Department of Arabic Language

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In this research, the researcher dealt with the Hajji role of the simile image, and its impact on the success of the process of persuasion, in the honorable prophetic discourse, through the hadiths of encouragement and intimidation by Al-Mundhiri, and how the Prophet - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him - was able to use a wonderful method of Hajj; Employing the simile and representational image within the rhetorical text, which served the persuasive process, and lead the recipient to firm persuasion of the idea presented to him.
The researcher also made a serious survey of Imam Zaki Al-Din Al-Mundhiri’s book, “Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb”, following the phenomenon of simile in the book, which led to the fact that the simile was expressed by the method of simile and representation in the hadiths of “Targheeb wa’l-Tarhib” by “Al-Mundhiri” in approximately two hundred and thirteen places. The noble Prophet’s statement of analogy and its high expressive value, and the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, was able to take it as an effective means in supporting the argumentative process, in terms of persuasion and influencing the hearts of others.

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