A Systemic Functional Grammar Analysis of Sūrat al-Ghāshiyah

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Karaj, Iran

2 PhD Candidate in Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

Functional Grammar Analysis of Michael Halliday in Surah Al-Ghashiyah Abstract Halliday's Systemic Functional Grammar analysis focuses on function and meaning, and interprets language in light of its role in social interactions. This theory assumes that the structure of language is shaped by the influence of the functions that language performs in communicative discourse. This influence is analyzed on three semantic and grammatical levels: "the ideational functional level," "the interpersonal functional level," and "the textual functional level." This study examines all the sentences of Surah Al-Ghashiyah in the three aforementioned functions separately, analyzes the prominence of language, and reviews the reflection of the semantic characteristics of the text in the characteristics of the situational context. This study uses the descriptive analytical approach and the linguistic approach to analyze Surah Al-Ghashiyah on three linguistic levels. The study concludes that the relational function is the most common in this surah on the ideational functional level, which is consistent with the context of the surah. Then, the material function has a relatively high frequency. On the interpersonal functional level, the informational aspect is prominent, indicating the certainty and inevitability of the speaker. The prominence of the present tense also indicates the renewal and occurrence of the events of the Day of Judgment. As for the textual functional level, there are cohesive factors at all levels: linguistic, grammatical, and relational. Keywords: Surah Al-Ghashiyah, Halliday's Role-Oriented Theory, Ideational Function, Interpersonal Function, Textual Function.

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Journal of Islamic Literary Studies
Volume 4, Issue 2 - Serial Number 9
November 2025
Pages 1-31

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  • Receive Date: 22 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 05 July 2024
  • Accept Date: 07 July 2024

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