Al-Muʿallaqāt
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Al-Muʿallaqāt are a celebrated collection of pre-Islamic Arabic odes traditionally regarded as masterpieces of early Arabic poetry.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mu‘allaqa of Antarah | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic literary canon
ⓘ
collection of poems ⓘ pre-Islamic Arabic poetry ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe | various pre-Islamic Arab tribes ⓘ |
| attributedCompiler | Hammad al-Rāwiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compilerTradition | Hammad al-Rāwiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPoemBy |
Imruʾ al-Qays
GENERATED
ⓘ
Labīd ibn Rabīʿa GENERATED ⓘ Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā GENERATED ⓘ al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥilliza GENERATED ⓘ ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm GENERATED ⓘ ʿAntara ibn Shaddād GENERATED ⓘ Ṭarafa ibn al-ʿAbd GENERATED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Jahiliyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyOfTitle | derived from root ʿ-l-q meaning to hang or suspend ⓘ |
| extendedCanonSize | 10 ⓘ |
| genre | ode ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | yes ⓘ |
| hasTranslations | yes ⓘ |
| hasVariantTradition | yes ⓘ |
| historicityOfHangingStory | considered legendary by many modern scholars GENERATED ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Arabic literary criticism
ⓘ
Arabic rhetoric ⓘ classical Arabic poetics ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| laterTransmission | written manuscripts ⓘ |
| literaryForm | qasida ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
desert journeys
ⓘ
generosity and hospitality ⓘ heroism ⓘ love ⓘ nostalgia for deserted campsites ⓘ praise and satire ⓘ tribal honor ⓘ |
| meter | classical Arabic quantitative meters ⓘ |
| nameInArabic | المعلقات NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfOdes |
10
ⓘ
7 ⓘ |
| period | pre-Islamic era ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
foundation of classical Arabic literature
ⓘ
masterpieces of early Arabic poetry ⓘ |
| region | Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | monorhyme ⓘ |
| sometimesIncludesPoemBy |
al-Aʿshā
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Nābigha al-Dhubyānī NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥilliza in alternative ordering ⓘ ʿAbīd ibn al-Abras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Arabic literature curricula worldwide ⓘ |
| traditionalCanonSize | 7 ⓘ |
| traditionalExplanationOfTitle | poems hung on the Kaaba in Mecca ⓘ |
| translation | The Suspended Odes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
memorization and recitation practice
ⓘ
teaching Arabic language and grammar ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional Arabic education ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Mu‘allaqa of Antarah