Berdakwah dengan Narasi: Studi Kisah-Kisah Abu Nawas

Abstract

The stories of Abu
Nawas has long been known as a bedtime story. Not many people realize that in the
story of Abu Nawas there is da'wah message that fits the context of the golden age
of Islam, especially during the time of the caliph Harun Al-Rasyid. To find out the
content of the da'wah message, it is necessary to analyze the narrative flow in Abu
Nawas' stories. This article aims to provide a complete picture of the narrative flow
or plot of the Abu Nawas stories. The research method uses a descriptive qualitative
approach using Tzetan Todorov's narrative structure theory and Christopher
Booker's narrative plots. Data was taken from 27 stories in the book entitled 'The
Story of 1001 Nights: Abu Nawas the Heartbreaker'. The resulting conclusion shows
that the narrative flow of the Abu Nawas stories are different from Todorov and
Booker's theory. The stories of Abu Nawas have a storyline that begins with the
presence of a problem, attempts to think of solution, and finally the problem is
solved. The plot in the stories of Abu Nawas also illustrates the ingenuity of a Muslim
in dealing with problems no matter how difficult they are. The conclusion of this
article can be an inspiration for preachers who use the bil qalam path.