The Art of al-Badie and its Argumentative Functions in Mawlawi’s Al-Fadhila

Abstract

Argumentation can be considered as is one of the most important modern theories which are based on the tools, techniques and mechanisms used by the speaker to change the beliefs of the recipient and persuade him on a topic. Due to its importance in the fields of knowledge, we conducted the research on Al-Fadhila by the Kurdish prominent poet Sayyid Abdul Rahim al-Mawlawi al-Tawgozi, which is written in Arabic, on Islamic rhetoric and thought.

The study seeks the rhetorical arts within the book, and the persuasive and influential dimensions of those arts; and that is by highlighting their argumentative functions. To achieve the research objectives, we followed the descriptive analytical method, as the most appropriate one for such a study. The study is an attempt to describe the argumentation and al-badie as a tool of argumentation, then apply them to Al-Fadhila.

The research has several results, such as: in Al-Fadhila, al-badie has argumentative functions, as a tool to decorate author’s arguments, a tool to prove and confirmed meanings, an embroidered structure to give the book consistency between its parts, and a tool to achieve a resonant musical rhythm capable of attracting the reader to attract the reader's attention to the book, its arguments and meanings.