The Impact of Rhetorical Interpretation on the Meaning of Meaning in Nahj al-Balagha The Sermon of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) as a Model

Abstract

The theory of the meaning of meaning is one of the concepts that appeared at the hands of Abdul Qahir Al-Jurjani, as he looked at the word from two sides: the side of the meaning directly in regard to the apparent meaning of the word, and the side of the meaning indirectly in regard to the hidden meaning. This depends on the levels of the recipient, who in turn understands the deep meaning of the words contained within the texts, which are composed of the concepts of metaphor, simile, figurative language, and organized words. The sermon of the Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him) was formed from multiple patterns that are based on intellectual allusions, as his expressions go beyond those direct words to meanings with high levels and purposes in terms of the moral, educational, social and other levels. Through this sermon, the hidden meaning is revealed to us, composed of connotations with multiple layers and levels, through his invocation of the Holy Qur’an, as well as the mental images from which the linguistic structures are formed to be a means of understanding the texts of the sermon and what they carry of connotations that affect the reader’s soul with artistic aesthetics that go beyond the limits of the apparent statement to what is beyond it in understanding the deep purposes of the sermon.