Al-Muʿallaqāt
E1022004
Al-Muʿallaqāt are a celebrated collection of pre-Islamic Arabic odes traditionally regarded as masterpieces of early Arabic poetry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Muʿallaqāt canonical | 1 |
| Mu‘allaqa of Antarah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13130178 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al-Muʿallaqāt Context triple: [Mu'allaqat, hasAlternativeName, Al-Muʿallaqāt]
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A.
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani is an honorific title for Surah Al-Fatiha, highlighting its special status as a frequently recited, foundational chapter of the Qur’an.
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B.
Hafis Nameh
Hafis Nameh is a section of Goethe’s "West–östlicher Divan" that engages with and pays homage to the Persian poet Hafez and his lyrical tradition.
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C.
Shahnama-e-Islam
Shahnama-e-Islam is an epic Urdu poetic work that narrates Islamic history and heroes in a grand, literary style.
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D.
Khamsa of Nizami
The Khamsa of Nizami is a celebrated 12th-century Persian literary masterpiece comprising five romantic and didactic epic poems that became a central source of inspiration for later Persian art and miniature painting.
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E.
Shahnameh
Shahnameh is an epic poem by Ferdowsi that recounts the mythological and historical past of Greater Iran and is considered one of the most important works of Persian literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al-Muʿallaqāt Target entity description: Al-Muʿallaqāt are a celebrated collection of pre-Islamic Arabic odes traditionally regarded as masterpieces of early Arabic poetry.
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A.
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani is an honorific title for Surah Al-Fatiha, highlighting its special status as a frequently recited, foundational chapter of the Qur’an.
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B.
Hafis Nameh
Hafis Nameh is a section of Goethe’s "West–östlicher Divan" that engages with and pays homage to the Persian poet Hafez and his lyrical tradition.
-
C.
Shahnama-e-Islam
Shahnama-e-Islam is an epic Urdu poetic work that narrates Islamic history and heroes in a grand, literary style.
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D.
Khamsa of Nizami
The Khamsa of Nizami is a celebrated 12th-century Persian literary masterpiece comprising five romantic and didactic epic poems that became a central source of inspiration for later Persian art and miniature painting.
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E.
Shahnameh
Shahnameh is an epic poem by Ferdowsi that recounts the mythological and historical past of Greater Iran and is considered one of the most important works of Persian literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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teaching Arabic language and grammar ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional Arabic education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al-Muʿallaqāt Description of subject: Al-Muʿallaqāt are a celebrated collection of pre-Islamic Arabic odes traditionally regarded as masterpieces of early Arabic poetry.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mu‘allaqa of Antarah