Historical roots of the “Sira” genre in Arabic literature

This article focuses on the historical roots of the sira genre in Arabic literature. Here the periods of development of national Arabic literature are considered; the most important stages in the development of the sira genre are shown. The historical roots of the sira genre, outgoing during the period of Jahiliyya, which is the most ancient period of Arab history, as an example of real folk art over the centuries, they proved their ability to meet the moral and aesthetic requirements of both the bearers of the culture to which they belonged and representatives of other areas. One of the facts that shows the artistic qualities of the samples of the Arabic folk novel is that in the countries of the East and Europe it was a source of inspiration, both for oral and written literature, and for other areas of art, including music, painting, applied arts, cinema, even cartoons, has given impetus to the creation of numerous works in these areas. In this sense, the sira genre is developing today as one of the well-known genres of Arabic literature.