Saeed bin Ali Thabit
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Saeed bin Ali Thabit (سعيد بن علي ثابت) is a contemporary scholar and researcher in Islamic communication and mass media studies, best known for his monograph al-Jawanib al-Ilamiyya fi Khutab al-Rasul (Media Dimensions in the Speeches of the Messenger ﷺ) .
Scholarly Focus and Contribution
Thabit's scholarly work centers on establishing the foundational framework for Islamic media and mass communication theory through the textual and rhetorical analysis of early Islamic sources . His primary study, al-Jawanib al-Ilamiyya fi Khutab al-Rasul ﷺ: Dirasa Tahliliyya li-Namadhij min Khutab al-Rasul ﷺ, was published by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Endowments in Riyadh (1417 AH) .
In his analysis of selected prophetic orations—including the public address at al-Safa, the first Friday sermon in Medina, campaign speeches, and the Farewell Sermon—Thabit investigates three main areas: communicative terminology and rhetorical techniques, the foundational pillars of Islamic media discourse, and the principles of persuasion . He identifies the core methodological pillars of Islamic communication as reliability of the source, knowledge, the interdependence of freedom and moral responsibility, universality, and the harmony between truthful content and aesthetic expression . He also delineates the elements of prophetic persuasion, highlighting the credibility of the communicator, clarity of purpose, message formulation, appropriate transmission channels, and psychological attentiveness to audience conditions .
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al-Jawanib al-Ilamiyya fi Khutab al-Rasul is a contemporary monograph that analyzes the communicative, rhetorical, and media dimensions embedded in the speeches of the Prophet Muhammad. The work aims to formulate a grounded framework for Islamic media and mass communication by extracting foundational principles from prophetic guidance in communicating messages to audiences.