المعلقات السبع وقدمها في الشعر العربي

The status and antiquity of the Seven Hangings in Arabic poetry DOI: https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.10840631.svg

Abstract

The concept of the Mu'allaqat, according to the comprehensive dictionary of meanings, indicates that they are several poems dating back to the pre-Islamic era, and their number is seven, eight, or ten poems. The Mu'allaqat are considered the most famous poems ever composed by the poets of the pre-Islamic era, and they have an important and prominent place in the history of Arabic literature. Specialists differ as to why. The first opinion, which is the opinion of Al-Suyuti, says that they were called “al-Mu’allaqat” because they were written with gold water and hung on the wall of the Holy Kaaba. The second opinion, which is the opinion of Abu Jaafar Al-Nahhas, says that they were called “Mu’allaqat” because if the king liked the poem, he hung it in his treasures. Opinions differed between supporters and opponents.