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Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) represents an evolutionary trajectory in linguistic studies. This approach goes beyond the mere description of linguistic data to prioritize the ideological processes, situational contexts, and intertextual relations that shape discourse. Accordingly, the present study employs Norman Fairclough’s CDA framework to examine the Qur’anic verses revealed regarding the virtues of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib. The main objective of this research is to uncover the hidden power relations and ideological foundations of the discourse of Imāmah . This is achieved through a systematic analysis at the three levels of description, interpretation, and explanation. The findings indicate that at the level of description, the virtues of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib are concretely represented and foregrounded through rhetorical devices, such as antithesis, parallelism, contrast, rhyme, and allusion, as well as symbolic loci like Ghadīr and the Mosque. At the level of interpretation, the intertextual network of the examined verses forms a coherent discourse of Wilāyah , self-sacrifice, truthfulness, and divinely endowed knowledge. Furthermore, at the level of explanation, the Imāmah discourse attains hegemony over competing discourses through six ideological components: divine legitimacy, infallibility, completion of religion, absolute obedience, moral superiority, and divinely bestowed knowledge. Ultimately, the combination of textual and metatextual elements demonstrates that the discourse of Imāmah is a revelatory, integrated, and hegemonic discourse. It is formed in structural opposition to rival discourses such as tribalism, hypocrisy, and those of the People of the Book.