Unsur al-Badī ͨ dalam Puisi al-Munfarijah Karya Ibn al-Naḥwī (Al-Badī ͨ Elements in the Poetry of al-Munfarijah by Ibn al-Naḥwī)

Abstract

The poetry of al-Munfarijah by Ibn al-Naḥwī is an Islamic poem-themed; sufism. This medieval poem received an encouraging response from the sufis and litterateurs. Besides quality content, the benefits of an Arabic poem are judged based on the usage of good language, high imagination, unique phonetics and alphabetical sound, and aesthetics. This values are based on the Arabic rhetoric. Hence, this article aims to examine the application of al-Badī elements which is a part of the Arabic rhetoric in al-Munfarijah poetry. This is a qualitative study that involves content analysis. General meaning was given to the selected verse. Thematic and deductive approaches are applied in data analysis. The study found that the application of al-Badī elements involved both al-Muḥassināt al-Ma ͨnawiyyah and al-Muḥassināt al-Lafẓiyyah. This article focuses only on three elements from each parts. The application of six elements is sufficient to illustrate the holistic semantics and aesthetics of poetry. This research reveals that the writer has an excellent level of al-Tharwah al-Lughawiyyah in his poetry. Despite the language aspect mentioned, a significant influence of tasawuf is also deployed. This proves the privilege and uniqueness that adds value to al-Munfarijah poetry