Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Ph.D student of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Critical discourse analysis, as one of the new approaches in interdisciplinary studies, focuses on the inseparable connection between language and society, and provides the possibility of analyzing the hidden layers of texts. By crossing the boundaries of mere linguistic analysis, this approach explores power relations and the reproduction of ideology in the text. Therefore, it can provide a new model for analyzing the discourse of religious texts and explaining the principles of Islamic interpretation. The Holy Quran, as a sacred religious text, has unparalleled capacities in discourse analysis. Quranic stories, especially the stories of divine messengers, in addition to historical and doctrinal aspects, have profound educational and social teachings, which can be analyzed in their various dimensions by using the critical discourse analysis approach. Therefore, the present study, using a descriptive-analytical method and Fairclough's three-level model (description, interpretation, and explanation), has analyzed the story of Prophet Yunus (AS) in the Holy Quran. The findings of the study show that the Holy Quran, by using linguistic capacities in this story, reproduces monotheistic discourse in contrast to polytheistic discourse. In addition, the analysis of the emotional transformation of Prophet Yunus (AS) from anger to trust has turned this story into a universal model for managing spiritual crises.
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