The correlation between the organization of Surat an Nazi’at and its persuasive language

Abstract EN

This study investigates the relationship between the structure of Chapter (Surat) of An Nazi’at and its persuasive language.

The Surah is analysis at two major levels, macro- analysis and microanalysis.

At the macro-analysis, the thematic structure is analysis.

At the microanalysis, modality, lexicon-semantics and rhyme are investigated.

An integrated approach is used for the analysis of the data.

The study reveals that the macro-propositions of the surah are structured in distinct stylistic patterns.

The themes of this macro-proposition are derived from the hyper-them, the Resurrection and life after death.

The study also shows that there is a relation between the structure of the surah and its persuasive language.

This is achieved through various integrated linguistic means.

Of these devices is the use of various stylistic patterns, namely the descriptive, narrative, logic, and dialectic patterns.

The use of single visionary rhyming words for the description of events, particularly the description of Day of Resurrection also create more persuasive language.

Other persuasive devices are also used.

These include the ayah ending, the use of simple sentence structure, and ellipsis.

Throughout the surah, reasoning and emotion are used to achieve the main goal of the argument: change the disbelievers’ attitudes towards Resurrection and life after death.

Use of reasoning is carried out through top-down approach (general rule is introduced followed by a conclusion).

Emotion, on the other hand, includes both a call for disbelievers to accept the truth presented to them or face very dreadful consequences.