Surat Al-Shareh: A Rhetorical Study

Abstract

This rhetorical study of Surat Al-Shareh reveals the expressional and imaginative function of various rhetorical aspects that are basic in the structure of this sura. Meanings are clear and affect the minds and hearts together due to the use of a rhetorical style achieving creation in persuasion, wakening feelings and emotions. The sura starts with an extraordinary introduction making the reader eager for explaining the chest coinciding with the expressions “to have” and “to want”. They are interrelated to refer to specialization and dedicating time for Allah worship. Group speaker pronoun is clear while the speaker is one to indicate the many blessings given for the Prophet. Rhetorical styles, including metaphor and others integrated in Qur’anic expressions, in particular Qur’anic metaphor and coordination aesthetics among ayahs and coordination in intervals to be more affective in hearts.