Repetition in the Era of Imam Ali (peace be upon him)

Abstract

This research aims to uncover an aspect of the eloquence of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali (peace be upon him), in his use of repetition, and its impact on the coherence and cohesion of texts, particularly in his covenant with Malik al-Ashtar, as it contains within its folds commandments, orders, and prohibitions.

We identified two types of repetition: complete or pure repetition, and partial repetition. The research concluded that complete repetition occurred in various forms, as it was repeated in multiple verbal forms, forming a distinctive stylistic phenomenon, in addition to the repetition of warning phrases that are common in the text. Partial repetition, on the other hand, was predominantly composed of words derived from a single root, which distances the text from monotony and boredom and influences its cohesion and consistency