Dr Sohail Ansari

A man follows the religion of his close friend, so each of you should be very careful about whom he takes as a close friend. (Abu Dawud) Stylistics and Elements of Style in Literature by Richard Nordquist   Updated July 16, 2019 Stylistics is a branch of  applied linguistics  concerned with the study of style in texts, especially, but not exclusively, in literary works. Also called literary linguistics, stylistics focuses on the figures, tropes, and other rhetorical devices used to provide variety and a distinctness to someone's writing. It is linguistic analysis plus literary criticism. Assignment: Give examples of rhetorical devices. How stylistics can e literary criticism. According to Katie Wales in " A Dictionary of Stylistics ," the goal of "Most stylistics is not simply to describe the formal features of texts for their own sake, but in order to show their functional significance for the interpretation of the text; or in order to rel...

Waking up from Sleep: 1. Sit and rub the traces of sleep off face with hands. 2. Say this dua on waking up: اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ Alhamdu Lillahil-Lathee Ahyana BaAAda Ma Amatana Wa-Ilayhin-Nushoor. Translation:  All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us and unto Him is the resurrection. 3. Whenever the Prophet (S.A.W.) woke up, even at night, he used the Siwak (Miswak, small branch of tree) to brush his teeth. 4. Washing the face and hands when waking from sleep. 5. Perform Ablution: The Prophet (S.A.W.) said: “If anyone of you rouses from sleep and performs the ablution, he should wash his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out thrice, because Satan has stayed in the upper part of his nose all the night.”  (Bukhari: 3295) Hadith References: [Bukhari: 183, 7394, 245, 3295] [Muslim: 304]   Critical discourse analysis Critical discourse ana...

Critical Discourse Analysis: A Sample Study of Extremism John P. O'Regan and Anne Betzel O’Regan, J. P., and Betzel, A. (2016). Critical discourse analysis: a sample study of extremism, in Zhu Hua (ed.) Research Methods in Intercultural Communication . Blackwell Guides to Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. London: Blackwell, 281-296. Reviving or follow the Prophet’s sunnahs is a great blessing of Allah. As Narrated by Anas bin Malik, "The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) said to me: 'Whoever revives my Sunnah then he has loved me. And whoever loved me, he shall be with me in Paradise.'"  (Tirmidhi: 2678) Going to Sleep: 1. Sleep after Isha prayer. 2. Apply Kuhl (Surma) thrice in each eye. 3.  Recite 'Bismillah'  (mention Allah’s name), close the door of room/house, cover the utensils, put out the lights/ extinguish any lamps and cover your food and drinks. 4. Sleep in the state of  Wudhu  (Ablution). 5. Whenever a person going to...