In a noticeable artistic-based structure, stories in heavenly books assume fine narrative pieces.
The literary construction and various devices employed in the narrative exhibit a fairly noticeable
piece of art. In general, the heavenly books follow an allegoric art to emphasize ethical and typical
behavioural ends. However, the intended message in the heavenly books have moulded this end in a
fine artistic methods. To explore this scope, this paper examines the distinctive narrative form
delineated generally in the heavenly books with particular focus on the Holy Quran. The researcher
applies the aspects of narrative including form, technique on the text to identify the artistic creation on
the basis of the narrative approaches. The chosen sura “Yusuf” is taken from the Holy Quran, which
noticeably and artistically traces the development of its protagonist early from childhood up to
maturity. It sheds the light on the ups and downs of the central character, in relation to the
surrounding characters and circumstances; and their influences on the ultimate outcome. The narrative
in Yusuf sura text interweaves various psychological, sociological, familial constrains which
ultimately result into a fine literary portrayal. With a fine artistic touch, the narrator follows the allknowing mode whose narration includes the multitude aspects of the characters –the internal and
external world. The text, further, gives a panoramic view of the entire world of the narrative which is
arranged in an episodic plot with the employment of the cinematic technique of scene shifting. It is
observed that the plot-organization, characters and struggle are dynamically presented away from the
boredom of the historiography.
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