نوع مقاله : ترویجی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
By drawing on verses of the Holy Quran in its account of the Prophet's military campaigns, Tabari's Chronicle constructs a historical-religious discourse that reflects the interaction of language, ideology, and power. To analyze this interaction, the present study combines John Searle's speech act theory with Fairclough's critical discourse analysis. The study employs a descriptive-analytical method, and its data comprise a selection of Quranic verses concerning the Prophet's campaigns as cited in Tabari's Chronicle. The findings show that assertives, as the most frequent speech act at 47.31%, reinforce Tabari's predominantly descriptive style, while directives (20.43%) and declarations (15.05%) construct a discourse of the obligation of jihad and confer religious legitimacy on jihad in the cause of Islam. From a discourse-analytical perspective, the Quranic verses represent jihad as a religious duty and consolidate the authority of Islam in confrontation with its enemies. This occurs through mechanisms such as emphasizing obedience to God and His Messenger and foregrounding the role of angels in battle. The findings demonstrate that Quranic citations in Tabari's Chronicle function as a discursive instrument for reinforcing religious-political foundations and addressing the needs of the Islamic community in the face of challenges contemporary with the work's composition. The study provides a framework for analyzing the inseparable relationship between religious language and jihad in historical texts.
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