Structure of the story in Qasas ul-Anbiya of Kisa'i (Stories of the Prophets)

Abstract

Qasas Ul Anbiya by Kisa'i is a works in Arabic by Muhammad b. Abdullah al-Kisa'i. The realidentityof itsauthoris not well known. This work is common in Islamiccommunities, especially among the public withnames such as“Bad’aldonya VA Qisas ul-Anbiya’’, “Qasas Ul-Anbiya va almobtada’’ and Bad al-khalq va Qasas Ul Anbiya’’. Coherence in structure of the stories has madethis book isas afictionalliterarytext. The authorhas used from theQuranic storiesandhistorical narratives in writinghisstoriesandhehas filled his book with imagination. The storiesofthisbookareconsideredintwocategoriesincluding the storiesin thecreation of the universe and (The primitive affairs, such as Divine table, pen, Throne, the empyrean, Heaven, Hell, etc.) and Storiesof the Prophets. The mostimportantpart of bookis devotedtothe story ofthe prophets.In this research, it is brieflyconsidered types of stories and itsstructuralanalysis with story elements ad mention of motifs in Qasas Ul-Anbiya by Kisa'i.

Keywords

• quran
• qasas ul -anbiya by kisa'i
• structure of story
• elements of story
• motif