Critical discourse analysis of the book Esrar al-Tawhid based on Van Leeuwen's model

The book Asrar al-Tawhid is a mystical work in which social agents are represented in different ways. The purpose of the present study is to analyze the discourse of this book based on Van Leeuwen's model relying on the descriptive-analytical method. Preliminary results of the study indicate that in this work, Abu Saeed Abu al-Khair is introduced as a dynamic and effective force through activation. The highest frequency of writing after Abu Saeed Abu al-Khair is related to Khajeh Hassan Modab, the special agent of Abu Saeed and Abolghasem Qashiri. It is obvious that the frequency of naming this prestigious figure due to his final inclination towards Abu Sa'id has had a tremendous impact on the image and spiritual legitimacy of Abu Sa'id Abu al-Khair. In Asrar al-Tawhid, the highest frequency of groups is related to Sufi elders, dervishes, and disciples, all of whom belong to their own group and to the sect-oriented discourse. In the non-identification section, it was found that the identities of anonymous agents were not important in propagating the method-oriented discourse. However, what matters is what they do. The actions of these anonymous agents always have a similar and effective function in expressing the author’s mystical views, which often include observing and perceiving the greatness and importance of the spiritual personality of Abu Sa'id Abu al-Khair. In the book Asrar al-Tawhid, the humanization of animals has an ideological burden, because the presence of these wild animals is one of the virtues of Abu Sa'id Abu al-Khair to be a sign of his legitimacy, consolidation of power, and truth. From the point of view of the deletion component, it was proved that parts of Abu Sa'id's knowledge include the category of fading, since the producer of discourse in this work, like other seekers, is obliged to refrain from revealing the secrets of God and not to share the secret of truth except with the people of truth.