Narrative Features in the Book Lubab al-Adab by Usama ibn Munqidh

Abstract

The narrative aspect prevailed in the book Lubab Al-Adab by Prince Osama bin Munqidh. The one who looks at the topics of the book, which came in the form of a set of manners recommended by the narrator to whom it was narrated, finds that they were arranged in a gradual manner. We find that Usama bin Munqidh was able to narrate a group of manners in a wonderful context characterized by the soundness and beauty of the language. The topics of the book were arranged in a gradual manner, starting with verses from the Holy Qur’an, then followed by the sayings of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, about the topic it deals with, then the sayings of the predecessors and their poems, and perhaps some of his poems in a wonderful narrative context.

Given the importance of this book and the quality of its formulation, along with the scarcity of interest in it by Researchers, this research attempts to shed light on the narrative features in the book Lubab Al-Adab, relying on the components of narrative discourse, including narrator, narration, and narratee.