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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic literary canon
collection of poems
pre-Islamic Arabic poetry
associatedWithTribe various pre-Islamic Arab tribes
attributedCompiler Hammad al-Rāwiya
compilerTradition Hammad al-Rāwiya
containsPoemBy Imruʾ al-Qays
linked to: Imru’ al-Qays

Labīd ibn Rabīʿa
linked to: Labid ibn Rabi‘a

Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā
al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥilliza
ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm
ʿAntara ibn Shaddād
linked to: Antarah ibn Shaddad

Ṭarafa ibn al-ʿAbd
culturalContext Jahiliyyah
linked to: Pre-Islamic Arabia
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
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
numberOfOdes 10
7
period pre-Islamic era
regardedAs foundation of classical Arabic literature
masterpieces of early Arabic poetry
region Arabian Peninsula
rhymeScheme monorhyme
sometimesIncludesPoemBy al-Aʿshā
linked to: Al-A‘sha

al-Nābigha al-Dhubyānī
al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥilliza in alternative ordering
ʿAbīd ibn al-Abras
studiedIn Arabic literature curricula worldwide
traditionalCanonSize 7
traditionalExplanationOfTitle poems hung on the Kaaba in Mecca
translation The Suspended Odes
transmission oral tradition
usedFor memorization and recitation practice
teaching Arabic language and grammar
usedIn traditional Arabic education

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Mu'allaqat hasAlternativeName Al-Muʿallaqāt
Antarah ibn Shaddad notableWork Mu‘allaqa of Antarah
linked to: Al-Muʿallaqāt
Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma partOf the canon of the Seven Mu'allaqat
linked to: Al-Muʿallaqāt
The Suspended Odes hasTransliteration al-Muʿallaqāt
linked to: Al-Muʿallaqāt
The Suspended Odes hasAlternativeName The Muʿallaqāt
linked to: Al-Muʿallaqāt