Browsing by Author "Muhammad Anwar Ahmad, Ph.D"

This study aims to descriptively and analytically investigate the artistic construction of “Ashwak” novel for Sayyid Qutb. The main focus was on the description of the novel’s main summary, topic and issues. Thus, the present research had analyzed the artistic construction of the novel by studying its events, types, plot, characters, metaphors, dimensions, language and environment. In this study, the researcher had used the descriptive and analytical methods in order to acquire the fundamental results. One of the findings illustrated that Sayyid Qutb had succeeded to function the artistic construction in the novel “Ashwak”. It was found that he did not focus only on the conflict emerged due to love and doubt, but also on various psychological aspects. Overall, the novel had demonstrated that it was written in several linguistic levels.

This research deals with the Taqdeem and Ta’kheer in similar Qur'anic verses in a rhetorical contextual study, as it aims to reveal the secrets of Taqdeem and Ta’kheer in the similar Qur'anic verses, and their purposes and causes in rhetorical and contextual perspectives. Its importance lies in trying to explore and manage the similar Qur'anic verses, and thus to explore one of the miracle dimensions of the Qur'an. The research adopts a descriptive and analytical approach based on contextual theory. As for its limitation, the researcher found from the analysis around ninety-nine terms with similar Taqdeem and Ta’kheer. The evidence analysed also was not addressed by the researchers and scholars, as they were not exposed to the 85 contextual and rhetorical terms. The researcher studied new terms of similarity in Taqdeem and Ta’kheer from the rhetorical context, in addition to revealing the purposes and selected models for this research which showed eleven terms

ABSTRACT This research aims to study the religious speech in Arab poetry and the impact of this speech on the grammatical, morphological, and rhetorical methods. The research focuses on the poetry of Abu Muslims al-Bahlani, who lived in a period of frequent political turmoil and conflict. Al-Bahlani was influential in Omani society by his enthusiastic poetry, which reminded the Omani people of their religion and history. The research highlights the evolution of religious poetic discourse from the pre-Islamic era to the subsequent eras, how poets from the different eras were affected by religious tendency and how this appeared in their poetry, as well as the influential factors that affected the poets' religious tendency. Then, the research studies the impacts on the poet’s influences in his speeches, shedding light on the grammatical, morphological, and rhetorical methods that the poet followed in this speech. The research also discusses the poet’s interest in the figures of speech, how it was handled and directed, and how the poet used different sources to improve these figures to be appropriate for the addressee. The researcher ends the study with a series of conclusions that came to the fact that the poets of different ages were influenced by religious tendency in their poetry, their contribution to enriching Arab poetry with all the details of the life of the Arab individuals, the impact of the religious life of the poet on his poetry; the interest of the poet in religious discourse to influence his addressees; and the influence on the poet by the sources of Islamic legislation (The Holy Quran and the Prophet's Sunnah) in the formulation of his verses. The research also concluded that the poet preserved the pillar of Arab poetry. The poet showed that several poets of various literary ages greatly influenced him. He sometimes followed their footsteps in some of his poems. However, he used his own technique in a group of his poems, which helped spread his poetry and fame. The researcher has used both technical and analytical approaches to address the issues raised in this research, as they are considered most suitable for such studies.

The Islamic world, subjected to foreign occupation and intellectual invasion, has been significantly influenced by Western ideologies and its literary doctrines such as classicism, romanticism, realism, and others. This influence has resulted in the creation of literary works that often contradict Islamic principles, prioritising mere entertainment over deeper values. As a result, Muslim writers and intellectuals advocate for the development of literature grounded in Islamic principles, which has come to be recognised as 'Islamic Literature' today. Nonetheless, Islamic literary works, particularly those authored by Islamic writers, remain relatively obscure and are not being disseminated as widely as they ought to be. Therefore, based on this issue, this study aims to highlight the contributions of 20 Muslim litterateurs from various countries—both Arab and non-Arab—who have endeavoured to enrich the field of Islamic literature with their noteworthy literary works. This study focuses on four aspects, which are: Their endeavours and contributions to the Islamic literature field; Insights from scholars, writers, critics, and litterateurs regarding their adherence to Islamic principles in their literary works, as well as their poetic prowess; Their involvement in any Islamic literature movements; Any theories on Islamic literature they may have introduced. This study employed: An inductive approach, involving the collection of data related to the theory of Islamic literature and information about the 20 chosen litterateurs; A descriptive method, which entailed the examination of features pertinent to the research topic; and, A critical approach, involving the analysis of the literary works of these 20 Muslim litterateurs to discern the manifestation of Islamic ideas within their content. Among the key findings of this study are: Each of the 20 Muslim litterateurs has exerted effort and made contributions to the field of Islamic literature; The issues addressed by these litterateurs are diverse and vary from one another; Most of these litterateurs have developed their own theoretical perspectives on Islamic literature, albeit briefly. Nonetheless, this study demonstrates that these 20 litterateurs have accomplished remarkable and commendable achievements in the realm of Islamic literature, justifying their recognition as prominent figures in the modern era.

This study addresses the concept of Islamic literature and its content by Najib Al-Kilani, and the extent to which the content addressed in his novel “Blood for The Matzo of Zion” corresponds to this concept. The study aims to evaluate the extent of the success of the writer Najib Al-Kilani in implementing his concept of Islamic literature in the theme of the novel, and interest in studying the artistic structure that Al-Kilani employs in it according to modern anecdotal rules. The study contributes towards the study of Najib Al-Kilani’s concept of Islamic literature and its content, and its application in his literary work. The researcher first collected information related to the writer's views on Islamic literature, and analyzed it, then studied his point of view regarding the content that must be addressed within the literary work. The study discovers that the content of Islamic literature is life in its entirety, so the Islamic writer must adhere to this content, and adherence to the content means not opposing the fundamentals and principles of religion, and treating them according to Islamic perception. The researcher discovers that Al-Kilani succeeded in applying his concept of Islamic literature in his novel “Blood for The Matzo of Zion”; he adhered to its content, and dealt with its issues according to Islamic perception, except in his portrayal of the protagonist represented in the beloved cleric of Christ, he also succeeded in employing the artistic structure of the novel, as the elements of its structure came in mastery and precision. The study concludes that Al-Kilani’s novel is an Islamic one who is committed to content and art.

This study discusses women's issues in novels "Love in the Kingdom of Oil" by Nawal El Saadawi and "Melawan Arus" by Khadijah Hashim from the perspective of Islamic literature. The objectives of this study are to examine women's issues in these two novels and explain the position of Islamic literature in them, as well as to disclose the similarities and differences between them in terms of women's issues. The researcher relies on three approaches: the descriptive approach. The researcher explains the idea of Islamic literature and its methodology, gathers data about the lives and cultures of the two writers, and then applies an analytical approach before revealing their parallels and discrepancies. The researcher concluded that there are women's issues and the writers share these issues as seen from their discussions of prejudice, stereotypes, and violence against women. As for the perspective of Islamic literature, the two novels were similar in the idea of unreality, contradiction of truth, and rejection of human values. The two writers differed in their portrayal of women’s issues from the perspective of Islamic literature that include discrimination in the sense of being illogical, stereotypes that downplay human values, and emotional violence against women, that contradicts their right to a spouse and an education.