A Pragmatic Study of Preaching in Religious Texts

Abstract

Preaching is the communication of truth. There are two essential elements: truth and personality. Preaching is multifaceted. It involves both the Bible and the Holy spirit. Words consider as one of the main aspects of preaching. This study has set itself the task of analyzing preaching in the Holly Qur’an ‘Surah Luqman’. The study aims at the following: finding out the pragmatic meaning of preaching in Luqman Surah, identifying the pragmatic structure of preaching in Luqman Surah, pinpointing the pragmatic strategies that are used to issue preaching in Luqman Surah, and identifying the functions of preaching in Luqman Surah. It hypothesizes: preaching is the act of persuading others to do good deeds and avoiding sins, preaching in Luqman Surah is a process with stages. The researchers developed a model to analyze the pragmatic strategies of preaching in Luqman Surah. The analysis shows that preaching is the act of communicating divine truth to people. Furthermore, it is found that preaching is achieved via three stages.