A study of narrative patterns, reception, characters, and narrative environment
Within the folds of the Holy Quran shines the light of divine narrative; stories that are neither fiction nor myth, but eternal truths imbued with wisdom, beauty, and artistry. Dr. Youssef Hattini takes us on a profound analytical journey, tracing the patterns of Quranic storytelling, the secrets of its reception, the formation of characters, and the structure of time and space in the most magnificent stories of revelation.
A critical artistic reading reveals the amazing rhythm of the Qur’anic text, and its ability to blend the religious purpose with the aesthetic dimension, so that faith and art are harmonized in one miraculous fabric.
From the story of Noah, Moses and Joseph, to Job and Jonah - peace be upon them - to the story of the People of the Elephant… a unique narrative world unfolds, illuminating new aspects of the miraculous nature of the Holy Qur’an, and inviting deep contemplation of its eloquence and the magic of its expression.
A book for the researcher, the ordinary reader, and anyone who wants to see the Qur’anic stories with new eyes that combine faith and art, and reason and spirit.