The Rhetorical Aspects in the Surah Al Fatiha (An Analytical Study)

Abstract

This research can be summarized into the following points:

• The research includes an introduction in which he stresses the importance of the topic and accounts for choosing it, referring to relevant literature, the objectives, plan and approach of the research and concluding it with a special word of thanks.
• The researcher divides his research into eight sections to do an analytical study on the rhetorical aspects in the Surah Al Fatiha.
• The researcher focuses on explaining and analyzing the rhetorical aspects in the Surah Al Fatiha, which can be summarized as follows: the diverse readings, reference shifting (Iltifât), pluralization , apocopation, anastrophe, al qasr (restriction) repetition, and metaphor. This is informed by the statements of the Muslim exegetes, Arabists, rhetoric scholars, and others concerned with the Arabic language.

The researcher uses the descriptive analytical approach, through which he tries to reach the goal that he seeks to achieve, that is to say to conduct an analytical study on the rhetorical aspects in the Surah Al Fatiha and demonstrate its figurative features and their role in conveying the intended meaning.

• The researcher reaches certain findings which he mentions at the conclusion of the paper.
• At the end of the paper, the researcher attachés to it two important indexes: a list of sources and references, and an index of subjects, so that they will be easy to learn.