Science, Education and Innovations in the Context of Modern Problems

Authors and Affiliations  

Messika Driss
Dr.
University of Tissemsilt, Laboratory of Contemporary Critical and Literary Studies
Algeria
Email: messikadriss@gmail.com

Abderrahman Chouitar
Dr.
University of Biskra, Laboratory of Recherche en langue et littérature algériennes
Algeria
Email: abderrahman.chouitar@univ-biskra.dz

Miloud Kardane
Professor
University of Tissemsilt, Laboratory of Contemporary Critical and Literary Studies
Algeria
Email: mouloudradwane@hotmail.com

Keywords

Genetic Structuralism Worldview Potential Consciousness Structural Homology Muwashshah

Abstract

This study presents a critical reading of Lisan al-Din Ibn al-Khatib’s muwashshah Jadaka al-Ghaith through the methodological mechanisms of genetic structuralism. Rather than approaching the muwashshah as a purely lyrical or ornamental text, the study interprets it as a coherent symbolic structure reflecting the collective consciousness of Granada during the final phase of Nasrid rule. The research focuses on the interaction between aesthetic formation, historical anxiety, and civilizational memory, while tracing the movement of the text from harmony and emotional intimacy toward alienation and historical fragmentation. The study adopts an analytical and interpretive methodology grounded in the concepts of worldview, possible consciousness, structural homology, and the dialectic between individual and collective awareness. Through close textual analysis, the research demonstrates that Ibn al-Khatib employs the humanization of nature not merely as a rhetorical device, but as a conscious aesthetic strategy intended to preserve harmony and resist the collapse of historical and geographical identity. Flowers, gardens, rain, stars, and natural imagery become symbolic extensions of an Andalusian consciousness seeking permanence in the face of political decline and existential instability. The analysis further reveals that the poem gradually shifts from anthropomorphic representation toward the reification of cosmic laws, where time, fate, and destiny emerge as oppressive forces governing both human existence and civilizational transformation. The findings indicate that the formal multiplicity and musical fluidity of the muwashshah correspond structurally to the fragmentation of the sociopolitical order in Granada before its fall. In this sense, Jadaka al-Ghaith transcends the limits of traditional lyrical poetry and emerges as a profound literary testimony preserving the memory of Andalusia through aesthetic reconstruction and symbolic resistance.

How to Cite

Messika, D., Chouitar, A., & Kardane, M. (2026). Structural-Formative Strategies and the Andalusian Muwashshah: Ibn al-Khatib’s Muwashshah “Jadaka al-Ghaith” – An Applied Study. Science, Education and Innovations in the Context of Modern Problems, 9(8), 1–13.

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