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Arabic literature
Arabic literature (Arabic: الأدب العربي / ALA-LC: al-Adab al-‘Arabī) is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is Adab, which comes from a meaning of etiquette, and which implies politeness, culture and enrichment.
Arabic literature, primarily transmitted orally, began to be documented in written form in the 7th century, with only fragments of written Arabic appearing before then.
The Qur'an would have the greatest lasting effect on Arab culture and its literature. Arabic literature flourished during the Islamic Golden Age, but has remained vibrant to the present day, with poets and prose-writers across the Arab world, as well as in the Arab diaspora, achieving increasing success.
Pre-Islamic Arabic poetry is referred to in traditional Arabic literature as al-shiʿr al-Jāhilī, "poetry from the Jahiliyyah". In pre-Islamic Arabia, markets such as Souq Okaz, in addition to Souq Majanna and Souq Dhi al-Majāz, were destinations for caravans from throughout the peninsula. At these markets poetry was recited, and the dialect of the Quraysh, the tribe in control of Souq Okaz of Mecca, became predominant.
Days of the Arabs, tales in both meter and prose, contains the oldest extant Arabic narratives, focusing on battles and raids.
Notable poets of the pre-Islamic period were Abu Layla al-Muhalhel and Al-Shanfara. There were also the poets of the Mu'allaqat, or "the suspended ones", a group of poems said to have been on display in Mecca. These poets are Imru' al-Qais, Tarafah ibn al-‘Abd, 'Abid ibn al-Abras, Harith ibn Hilliza, Amr ibn Kulthum, Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma, Al-Nabigha al-Dhubiyānī, Antara Ibn Shaddad, al-A'sha al-Akbar, and Labīd ibn Rabī'ah.
Al-Khansa stood out in her poetry of rithā' or elegy. al-Hutay'ah was prominent for his madīh, or "panegyric", as well as his hijā' , or "invective".
As literature was transmitted orally and not written, prose represents little of what has been passed down. The main forms were parables (المَثَل al-mathal), speeches (الخطابة al-khitāba), and stories (القِصَص al-qisas).
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Arabic literature
Arabic literature (Arabic: الأدب العربي / ALA-LC: al-Adab al-‘Arabī) is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is Adab, which comes from a meaning of etiquette, and which implies politeness, culture and enrichment.
Arabic literature, primarily transmitted orally, began to be documented in written form in the 7th century, with only fragments of written Arabic appearing before then.
The Qur'an would have the greatest lasting effect on Arab culture and its literature. Arabic literature flourished during the Islamic Golden Age, but has remained vibrant to the present day, with poets and prose-writers across the Arab world, as well as in the Arab diaspora, achieving increasing success.
Pre-Islamic Arabic poetry is referred to in traditional Arabic literature as al-shiʿr al-Jāhilī, "poetry from the Jahiliyyah". In pre-Islamic Arabia, markets such as Souq Okaz, in addition to Souq Majanna and Souq Dhi al-Majāz, were destinations for caravans from throughout the peninsula. At these markets poetry was recited, and the dialect of the Quraysh, the tribe in control of Souq Okaz of Mecca, became predominant.
Days of the Arabs, tales in both meter and prose, contains the oldest extant Arabic narratives, focusing on battles and raids.
Notable poets of the pre-Islamic period were Abu Layla al-Muhalhel and Al-Shanfara. There were also the poets of the Mu'allaqat, or "the suspended ones", a group of poems said to have been on display in Mecca. These poets are Imru' al-Qais, Tarafah ibn al-‘Abd, 'Abid ibn al-Abras, Harith ibn Hilliza, Amr ibn Kulthum, Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma, Al-Nabigha al-Dhubiyānī, Antara Ibn Shaddad, al-A'sha al-Akbar, and Labīd ibn Rabī'ah.
Al-Khansa stood out in her poetry of rithā' or elegy. al-Hutay'ah was prominent for his madīh, or "panegyric", as well as his hijā' , or "invective".
As literature was transmitted orally and not written, prose represents little of what has been passed down. The main forms were parables (المَثَل al-mathal), speeches (الخطابة al-khitāba), and stories (القِصَص al-qisas).