AESTHETICS OF ISLAMIC RHETORIC: AN EXAMINATION OF AS-SAJA’ AS A BUILDER OF LINGUISTIC BEAUTY IN THE BOOK NURUL WAHHAJ FI QISSOTI ISRA’ WAL MI’RAJ
Main Article Content
Abstract
Previous studies have generally examined the narrative of Isra' and Mi'raj from historical or jurisprudential perspectives, leaving a distinct research gap regarding the linguistic aesthetic dimensions of classical religious prose. Addressing this, this study aims to analyze the classification and rhetorical functions of the As-Saja’ (rhymed prose) stylistic device in the book Nurul Wahhāj fī Qiṣṣōti Isrā’ Wal Mi’rāj. This descriptive qualitative research employs a balaghah (rhetorical) approach focusing on 'Ilm al-Badi’, utilizing content analysis on the primary manuscript. The results identified 141 forms of As-Saja’, comprising Mutharraf (77 data), Mutawazi (56 data), and a minor portion of Murashsha’ (8 data). The dominance of Mutharraf and Mutawazi demonstrates that the author integrated rhyme as a systematic rhetorical strategy, not merely as a decorative ornament. In conclusion, As-Saja’ crucially functions to guide reading intonation, reinforce the retention of religious messages, and establish phonetic cohesion that optimizes the spiritual impact on readers
Downloads
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
References
Agustini. (2023). Urgensi Pemahaman Bahasa Arab dalam Mempelajari Agama Islam di Indonesia. IN RIGHT: Jurnal Agama Dan Hak Azazi Manusia, 10(2), 195. https://doi.org/10.14421/inright.v10i2.2922
Al-Buthi, M. S. R. (2005). Fiqh al-Sirah al-Nabawiyah ma’a Mujaz li Tarikh al-Khilafah Al-Rasyidah (5th ed.). Robbani Press.
al-Hāshimī, A. (1949). Jawāhir al-Balāghah fī al-Maʿānī wa al-Bayān wa al-Badīʿ (10th ed.). Maṭbaʿat al-Iʿtimād.
Al-Jārim, ‘Ali, & Amin, M. (1971). al-Balāghah al-Wāḍiḥah: al-Bayān, al-Maʿānī, al-Badīʿ li al-Madāris al-Thānawiyyah. Dār al-Maʿārif.
Al-Rafiq, M. Z. (2024). As-Saja’ fi Kitab Simth ad-Durar lil-Habib Ali bin Muhammad bin Husain al-Habsyi: Dirasah fi “Ilm al-Badi.”
Amalia, I., & Komarudin, R. E. (2023). Sejarah Perkembangan dan Cakupan Ilmu Balaghah Al- Qur’an dalam Kitab Durus fi Ilmi Balaghah Karya Syeikh Muayyin Daqiq Al-Amili. Madani: Jurnal Ilmiah Multidisiplin, 1(5), 241–249.
Ardiansyah. (2016). Al-Muhassināt al-Badi‘iyyah pada Ayat-Ayat Hukum tentang Berjuang di Jalan Allah. Al-Maslahah: Jurnal Ilmu Syariah Dan Hukum Islam, 12(2), 447–464.
As'ad, M. (2013). Masjid Tua Shirathal Mustaqiem Samarinda: Fenomena Dahsyatnya Kekuatan Spiritual. Al-Qalam, 19(2), 265-274.
Azwar, S. (1998). Metode Penelitian. Pustaka Pelajar.
Febriani, L. (2024). Peran Ilmu Balaghah Dalam Memahami Ayat-Ayat Al-Qur’an. Jurnal Kajian Ilmiah Interdisipliner, 8(6), 914.
Meliana, M. (2023). As-Saj’u fī Kitāb Al-Muqaddimah Al-Jazariyyah li Al-Imām Ibn Al-Jazarī (Dirāsah ’Ilm Al-Badī’) [UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung]. https://digilib.uinsgd.ac.id/id/eprint/83497
Mukhammad. (2025). Peranan bahasa arab dalam memahami al-qur’an dan hadist. Pendes: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Dasar, 10(01), 1–23.
Muzakky, H. H. (2024). Ragam saja’ dan fungsinya dalam kitab Maulid Sumtu ad Durar karya Al-Habib Ali bin Muhammad bin Husain Al habsyi (Kajian Ilmu balaghah) [Universitas Islam negeri K.H. Abdurrrahman Wahid Pekalongan]. https://etheses.uingusdur.ac.id/8841/
Pangestu, P. S., Dardiri, A., & Fudhaili, A. (2025). Perjalanan Balaghah Dari Pengetahuan Menjadi Disiplin Ilmu (بين المعرفة والصناعة). Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Arab, 3(1), 1-9.
Qāsim, A. A., & al-Dīn Dīb, M. (2003). ‘Ulūm al-Balāghah: al-Badī’ wa al-Bayān wa al-Ma‘ānī (al-Ūlā). al-Mu’assasah al-Ḥadīthah li al-Kitāb.
Riki, Mu’minun, N., & Musdalipa. (2024). Saja’ dalam Al-qur’an surah al-muthaffifin (studi analisis balaghah). Al-Muallaqat: Journal of Arabic Studies, 3(2), 12–18. https://jurnal.stainmajene.ac.id/index.php/almuallaqat
Rosi, B., R, R., & Sari, R. I. (2022). Konsep Saja’ dalam Surah Al-Mu’awwidzat (Kajian Ilmu Badi’). Al-Muallaqat: Journal of Arabic Studies, 02(01), 01–10. https://www.jurnal.stainmajene.ac.id/index.php/almuallaqat/article/view/402
Sagala, R. (2016). Balaghah. IAIN Raden Intan Lampung.
Sugiyono. (2013). Metode Penelitian Kuantitatif, Kualitatif, dan R&D (Cetakan ke). Alfabeta.
Ulum, F., Syamsuddin, M. B., & Bachtiar, F. (2020). The Development of Teaching Material of Competency-Based Ilmu Ma’ani in the Study Program of Arabic Language Education, Faculty of Language and Literature, State University of Makassar (FBS UNM). In Proceeding of The International Conference on Science and Advanced Technology (ICSAT) (Vol. 3).
Zed, M. (2008). Metode Penelitian Kepustakaan. Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia. https://books.google.co.id/books?id=zG9sDAAAQBAJ