This research aims to explore selected ancient stories of Islam presented in The Journey. The Journey is an animation of collaborative project produced by Manga Production (Saudi Arabia) and Toei Company (Japan) in 2021. This production was inspired by the history of Abrahah, who invaded Mecca to take power there. This history is very famous because it involves Abdul Mutholib, the grandfather of Prophet Muhammad. The era is known as the year of the elephant in which Prophet Muhammad had been born. However, some characters and events in the narrative are composited or fictitious. The film narrative also provides some examples of struggles and tireless spirits made by prophets in facing obstacles and challenges. These stories motivate Mecca people to fight Abrahah’s brutality.

This study is qualitative research focusing on the film narrative by using the descriptive-analytic method. The stories in the narrative are described one by one and analysed based on the tragedy faced by the characters. Therefore, the stories are considered as motivation for the characters who are in critical condition to fight back against the cruelty they received. The stories involved in the animation are the story of Prophet Noah with his ark to save his people from the tsunami, Prophet Moses with his people to be free from the violence under the pharaoh of Egypt, and the last, Prophet Hud with the Aad people who denied God.