ثيمة الفرج بعد الشدة في رحلة ابن جبير

الملخص EN

This paper analyses the theme of deliverance follows adversity in Ibn Jubayr's travelogue, it argues that this theme is a prominent focus throughout the book.

The paper employs thematic approach to investigate the formation of this theme in the book, the author's perceptions which his phrases refer to, and the methods he used to present it.

The study concludes that the theme of deliverance follows adversity forms a central idea in the book, as the pilgrimage journey involved dangers, horrors and hardships in which Ibn Jubayr described the hardships he endured and what happened to others which he witnessed or became aware of by others.

The thematic approach has contributed towards clarifying the centrality of this theme in the book and how it is formed, and its role in illustrating Ibn Jubayr's motives, thoughts, reflections, observations during his journey, especially with regard to the idea that deliverance follows adversity.