The Conversational Implicature in the Sermons by Abdul Qadir Gilani in the Books “The Sublime Revelation” and “The Secrets of the Unseen”

Conversational Implicature is a significant aspect of pragmatic studies, since it deals with hidden meanings of sermons which are not clear in normal speeches. These meanings do not appear in the preachers’ speeches, but rather rely on the normal meaning of the word, which means that the speaker intends to reach the recipient through his expression. Based on this idea, in this study, we have explained the concept of conversational implicature through a theoretical approach that is related to the concept of preaching speeches by Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilani. Then we focused on the concept of conversational implicature in the Gilani’s books “The Sublime Revelation” and “The Secrets of the Unseen” following the principles of cooperation (Grice) and how to violate them, and we have allocated a special section for each of the violated maxims. Because Gilani's style is highly distinguished in the two books precisely by the expression and simplicity of wording, and the use of actions that include the power of communication, with the hidden meaning of the sentence to convey the purpose of the expression to the recipient.