Abbrivation by Hysteron Proteron  A Rytorical- Semantic Study

This research studies the style of abbreviation with hysteron and proteron as one of the famous styles that the grammarian and rhetoricians agreed to give the significance of abbreviation as it has the meaning of ( ma and Illa).
The research includes two topics preceded by an introduction. The first topic deals with hysteron and proteron in the nominal sentence, and the second deals with it in the verbal sentence according to the concept that the grammarians agreed upon, each has a significance that the other cannot achieve. These significances are studied in the applied examples taken from Nahjul-Balaghah where hysteron and proteron signify abbreviation such as:-
1- Abbreviation by hysteron in the nominal sentence:-
a- Hysteron the predicate to the subject.
b- Hysteron the predicate to the verbal subject.
2- Abbreviation by hysteron in the verbal sentence:-
a- Hysteron the subject to the verb.
b- Hysteron the predicate to the verbal subject after the negation letter.
c- Hysteron the verb`s supplements.
The results come in the conclusion followed by the bibliography.