The Image of Woman in Jahiliyyah Poetry
Journal Title: Dini Araştırmalar -Altı Aylık Bilimsel Dergi- - Year 2016, Vol 19, Issue 49
Abstract
Jahiliyyah poetry is regarded as the archive of Arabs (diwan al-‘Arab) and has maintained its importance as a source of linguistic attestation throughout history due to its effective way of expression, exclusive wordings and meanings as well as social and cultural knowledge related to the pre-Islamic period by providing enlightening information about the women of that period. Aside from those notables who enjoyed exceptional status, it is widely accepted that women were not commonly respected and were by and large voiceless in substantial issues such as political affairs in the Jahiliyyah society, even though they significantly lessened the burden of both their families and society by engaging in various works and activities such as wet-nursing, medicine, spinning, weaving, ordnance manufacturing, sheep herding as well as household chores and childbearing. This perspective on women could be a consequent of the facts that nobody would eat, drink and even share the same house with women during their menstruation period; they had no right of succession; they would not be accepted as a family member unless they were capable of conceiving; along with female children being buried alive. Although many studies have been conducted on the respective roles of women in society during Jahiliyyah period, the studies that treat the image of Jahiliyyah woman within the scope of moral qualities and perception of beauty through poetry are few and far between. Based on Jahiliyyah poetry, this paper deals with the image of woman in the pre-Islamic period, it will focus on the moral qualities of woman, the qualifications of a beautiful woman and the ideal woman model for Arab people. The results of this study are further examined in terms of their likeness to the Qur’an’s message.
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İbrahim Fidan
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