Time in the Narrative Discourse of Imam Al-Hassan (Peace be upon him)

Abstract

Narration is a general term that involves cutting events and news. It is related to the linguistic system as it can be linked to the non-linguistic system. Its manifestations vary according to the different systems. The performance of the narration using the language used, whether orally or in writing, can be found clearly in the speech of Imam Hassan (peace be upon him). Since the research about narration is on several levels – such as story narratives, discourse narratives, and text narratives – the action is in the first action, in the second is narration, the third is writing, the subject in the first is personal, in the second is the narrator, and in the third is the writer and reader. This research is limited to the second level (discourse narrations) where the verb is the narration and the subject is the narrator or narrator. Examining the relationship between story and discourse brings us to three categories: time, formula, and focus. Hence, the research is limited to the first of these categories which is the time in the narrative discourse of Imam Al-Hassan (peace be upon him).