Textual analysis of the forty-seventh prayer/ Supplication of Sahifa Sajjadiyya based on Searle's speech act theory.

Pragmatics, which emerges in approaches such as speech act theory, is a subfield of linguistics. Among the most famous classifications of speech acts is the model proposed by John Searle. He divides speech acts into five main categories: representatives (assertives), directives, expressives, commissives, and declarations. Although this classification is considered the most effective model presented regarding speech acts, it is by no means exclusive, and there are no precise boundaries between instances of acts. This is because a speech fragment in the context of a text can encompass various types of speech acts, or the perceptions of recipients may differ. In this study, the text of Supplication 47 of the Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya is analyzed using a descriptive-analytical method based on Searle's theory of speech acts, which can help the audience better understand the goals and the extent of the prayer's impact on the spirit and psyche of the readers. The frequency of each of the different speech acts and their causes are also examined in this research. The results of the research suggest that among the speech acts used in this prayer, the directive speech act has the highest frequency among other acts. Expressive acts rank second, and representative acts rank third. Commissive acts have a smaller share in this prayer, and declarative acts have no significant place.