- Arabic poetry
Arab culture Arabic poetry Arabic language Arabic , ash shi r u l arabiyu u is the earliest form of Arabic literature . Present knowledge of poetry in Arabic dates from the 6th century, but oral poetry is believed to predate that. Arabic poetry is categorized into two main types, rhymed, or measured, and prose, with the former greatly preceding the latter. The rhymed poetry falls within fifteen different meter poetry meters collected and explained by Al Farahidi in what is known as The Science of Arood . Al Akhfash, a student of Al Farahidi, later added one more meter to make them sixteen. The meters of the rhythmical poetry are known in Arabic as or Seas. The measuring unit of the seas is known as taf ila with every sea containing a certain number of taf ilas that the poet has to observe in every verse bayt of the poem. The measuring procedure of a poem is very rigorous. Sometimes adding or removing a consonant or a vowel can shift the bayt from one meter to another. Also, in rhymed poetry, every bayt has to end with the same rhyme Qaafiyaa qafiya throughout the poem. With the expansion of Islam into Iran Persia , the Arabic language was greatly enriched by grammar ians and writers of Persian descent. The new converts also made major contributions to Arabic poetry. In the 20th century, there has been a resurgence of Arabic literature and poetry, particularly in Algeria , Egypt ,Northern Sudan , Iraq , Syria , Jordan , Lebanon and Palestine . Pre Islamic poetry The pre Islamic poetry is commonly referred to in Arabic as or Jahiliyyah Jahili poetry, literally the ignorant poetry . The first major poet in the pre Islamic era is Imru al Qais , the last king of the kingdom of Kindah . Although most of the poetry of that era was not preserved, what remains is well regarded as the finest of Arabic poetry to date. In addition to the eloquence and artistic value, pre Islamic poetry constitutes as a major source for class ... more details
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