Tribal values ​​in pre-Islamic poetry

	Tribal values in pre-Islamic poetry
Journal of Language Studies
Volume 9, Issue 3, Part 3, September 2025, Pages 47-70 PDF (812.75 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.25130/Lang.9.3.P3.3
Author
Diya Latif Saeed
Ministry of Education, General Directorate of Education, Salah al-Din, Salah al-Din, Iraq, Yathrib Education Department.
Abstract
The research aims to study tribal values in pre-Islamic poetry by reviewing images and examples from their poetry, expressing various positive attitudes toward the tribe in various fields and areas. The research utilizes a descriptive and analytical approach, making the collections of pre-Islamic poets a reliable source for research in particular. Through this approach, the social structure of the pre-Islamic era is revealed, by making this poetry a cultural identity and a tribal affiliation based on tribal fanaticism, sometimes linked to pride and other times to strength and greatness. This affiliation formed a cohesive bloc in the face of war. This awareness took another path in the pre-Islamic consciousness, attempting to create a balance between truth and power, in order to gain praise and appreciation, and to resist the collapse of pre-Islamic society, which was exhausted by tribal conflict and tension.
Keywords
values; tribe; boasting; chastity; generosity; belonging; pre-Islamic poetry

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Tribal values in pre-Islamic poetry