Imam Hussein's speech (peace be upon him) on the Ashura processionBetween persuasion and making the argument

Abstract

What modern discourse analysis methods have presented Contributed significant contribution to modernizing cognitive tools For those working in discourse analysis to reread heritage in a new way Explore many of its secrets, By focusing on the components of the discourse, She paid great attention to the speaker and his intentions, Until knowledge of the speaker’s personality and familiarity with everything that surrounds him became a major and influential factor in knowing the meaning of the speech and its goals, The recipient's share and knowledge of his interpretive competence were no less fortunate than the speaker's, Rather, it made the recipient the main focus around which the speech revolves, The center of gravity of the entire communicative process, as well as great attention to the circumstances surrounding the speech, Which cannot be separated or neglected in the analysis of any discourse, Therefore, this study came to reread one of the most important discourses in Arab heritage, It is a speech by the descendant of the Prophet’s House, Imam Hussein, Which is distinguished by the multiplicity of its recipients And their different orientations, In addition to the different circumstances surrounding it, Because of the acceleration of events that accompanied that blessed exodus, This study attempts to differentiate between two types of speech by noting their purpose, which is the speech that was created to persuade and influence its recipients, Without neglecting the factors that gave him that achievement power that made him that level of influence, A speech whose purpose was merely to present an argument to the opponent.