Erdi Taufiq Iskandar. 1410130245: An Analysis of Religious Language Varieties
in the Book of “The Life of The Prophet Muhammad”
There are many varieties of language in daily life. English for specific
purpose is used to know an approach how people learn English more specific in
its field so the writer should analyze directly to the people to know their learning
in English especially in varieties of language in its field. The writer concentrates
to English for religion purpose to analyze and find out religious language varieties
in the book of “The Life of The Prophet Muhammad”. Analysis needs writing.
According to Brian Paltridge and Sue Starfield (2013: 98), a genre approach to
writing looks beyond the struggles of individual writers to make meanings and
delves beneath the surface structures of texts as products to understand how
writing actually works as communication. The problems were about the religious
language varieties in the book about statements or paragraphs that include
liturgical forms, preaching, ritual forms, readings, doctrinal statements, and
private affirmation. Then, the aims of the research are (1). To find out the
religious language varieties found, their kinds, their characteristics, their functions
and their examples. (2). To find out the classification of sentences or paragraph of
the varieties of religious language in the book of “The Life of the Prophet
Muhammad”. (3). To find out the religious messages from each religious language
varieties The method of this research uses qualitative research. The technique that
is used for analyzing is study of document and observation.
The research finding and discussion told about biography and synopsis of
Islamic children book of “The Life of The Prophet Muhammad” written by Leila
Azzam and Aisha Gouverneur and also the discussion about the kinds, the
characteristics, the functions and the examples of religious language varieties,
The result of the analysis shows there are 25 liturgical forms, 1 preaching,
17 ritual forms, 1 reading, 3 doctrinal statements, and 1 private affirmation in the
book of “The Life of The Prophet Muhammad”, So, the liturgical forms are found
much and the preaching, reading and private affirmation are only 1
It was found the religious message after giving the explanation at each
religious language varieties classification. It was found much religious messages
in each religious language varieties about belief in Allah.
From the research that has been done, it can be concluded that there are
many liturgical forms in the book. It indicates that the book tells much worship to
God (Allah). This research recommended for the reader to try analyzing the other
Islamic books like this book
