Select Rhetorical Aspects of Qur’anic Speech Directed to the Mothers of the Believers, with Regard to their Duties Mentioned in Surah Al-Ahzaab (Verses 28-34)

Abstract

This study is concerned with the composition of rhetoric in speech that Allah has addressed to the mothers of the believers within surah al-Ahzaab, regarding general morals for women in honor of the mothers of the believers; may Allah's peace and blessings be upon them. This is because they are the role models for all women on Earth for performing good deeds and abstaining from forbidden and suspicious deeds. The study is limited to verses 28-34 of surah al-Ahzaab. The study aims at achieving the following goals:

1. Investigating selected rhetorical features and studying the compositional influences in the methods of discourse in the verses mentioned abov
2. Discerning the spiritual implications of these features and how they should be understood by the receptors.
3. Giving a good example for the methods of direction and guidance of

women regarding what may please Allah.