Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 14، number In Volume 2، May 2021 ، issue Number 60

The Foregrounding Strategies in the Discourse of Tasawwuf; Case Study: The Sufist Legacy of Abu Said Abulkhair

Mohammadali Bideli , Mohammadreza Salehimazandrani (Author in Charge), Nasrollah Emami , Ghodrat Ghasemipour

Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: One of the concepts that is inherently associated with the concept of otherness is "highlighting". The basis of emphasis is to place the "us" at the positive pole. Emphasis appears in various forms in the realm of discourse. In order to examine the ways in which Abu Sa"id"s dignity-oriented discourse interacts and conflicts with other discourses, it must be shown what highlighting tools this discourse has used to consolidate power and become hegemonic. The components of highlighting the text are: creating a kind of connection between the attributed places, monasteries and shrines of the elders, with the Prophet and the prophets and diverting the minds from the pilgrimage to the Kaaba to the shrines of the elders, simulating events, actions and Sufi figures with religious leaders for legitimacy. Highlighting the sanctity of Sufism to avoid criticism and highlighting religious tolerance for the development of discourse.
METHODOLOGY: The research method in this article is descriptive-analytical and the method of data collection is documentary (library).
FINDINGS: Abu Saeed authorities are detained in a bipolar prison. The basis of these confrontations is "contradiction". And in this contradiction, there is a hierarchical relationship. In this duality, the approval of Abu Sa"id is a denial other than him; So the value of one is always superior to the other. The basis of emphasis is to place the "self" at the positive pole.
CONCLUSION: Place in any discourse is a prominent component. With this knowledge, the author highlights the attributed places such as the monastery and the shrines of the elders, and in this way uses the authoritative elements in rival discourses such as building a monastery by the order of the Prophet, equality of the shrines with the shrines of the prophets, superiority of the shrines over the Kaaba.

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