The Artistic Creation of the Narrative in the Heavenly Books: Yusuf Sura as a Model

Abstract

In a noticeable artistic-based structure, stories in heavenly books assume fine narrative pieces. The literary construction and various devices employed in the narrative exhibit a fairly noticeable piece of art. In general, the heavenly books follow an allegoric art to emphasize ethical and typical behavioural ends. However, the intended message in the heavenly books have moulded this end in a fine artistic methods. To explore this scope, this paper examines the distinctive narrative form delineated generally in the heavenly books with particular focus on the Holy Quran. The researcher applies the aspects of narrative including form, technique on the text to identify the artistic creation on the basis of the narrative approaches. The chosen sura "Yusuf" is taken from the Holy Quran, which noticeably and artistically traces the development of its protagonist early from childhood up to maturity. It sheds the light on the ups and downs of the central character, in relation to the surrounding characters and circumstances; and their influences on the ultimate outcome. The narrative in Yusuf sura text interweaves various psychological, sociological, familial constrains which ultimately result into a fine literary portrayal. With a fine artistic touch, the narrator follows the allknowing mode whose narration includes the multitude aspects of the characters –the internal and external world. The text, further, gives a panoramic view of the entire world of the narrative which is arranged in an episodic plot with the employment of the cinematic technique of scene shifting. It is observed that the plot-organization, characters and struggle are dynamically presented away from the boredom of the historiography.