59The Aesthetic Aspects of Sermon 155 of Nahj al-Balagha (Description of the Bat's Wonderful Creation)

In our era, aesthetics is considered a branch of philosophy that studies beauty and art. The beauty of speech is achieved by carefully selecting specific words at times, and by combining different styles at other times. Diverse styles give the text a luster and a unique beauty, distinguishing it from others. Stylistics is one of the latest approaches that seeks to explore aesthetic meanings in the text, focusing on the analysis of literary texts and their styles in order to uncover aesthetic values. The importance of stylistic analysis lies in revealing the aesthetic meanings in the text. This study examines the aesthetic aspects of the rhetorical styles in Sermon 155 of Nahj al-Balagha, where the remarkable creation of the bat is described. The study investigates the artistic and aesthetic aspects of the sermon through the lens of stylistics, aiming to uncover the most significant stylistic devices used and their role in its beauty. This is done through a descriptive-analytical approach and by drawing on statistical analysis. The findings of the research indicate that the most commonly used style in this sermon is the informative style, with the active sentence being the most frequently used (50 times), which enhances the dynamism of the sermon. Furthermore, the process of linking is extensively utilized. The conjunctions "و " (wa) and "ف) " fa) are used in this sermon to connect the different styles present, such as connecting the informative style, linking the subordinate clause to describe Allah further, connecting the introductory clause, and expressing the purpose of the bat carrying its offspring, which contributes to the aesthetic description of the bat.