Open AccessA-1 A Historical View on the compilation of Poetry in Dewans
Author(s) -
Salma Shahida,
Shagufta Nasreen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
al-iʿjāz taḥqīqī majallah barāʾe islāmiyyāt va insāniyyāt
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-1219
pISSN - 2707-1200
DOI - 10.53575/a1.v4.01.1-10
Subject(s) - poetry , islam , period (music) , arabic , climax , literature , history , arabic literature , history of islam , ancient history , art , philosophy , archaeology , linguistics , aesthetics
The process of compiling and collecting poetry, that started during the Umayyad period and reached its climax in the Abbasid era , was a remarkable effort in Arabic literature. It depicts and portrays the true picture of Arabs and Muslims in the pre-Islamic and Islamic periods. These collections are the history of Muslim Nation. The name of Diwan on Poetry was unknown during the first three centuries, but is spread in the fourth century AH. In this period, many Diwans and poetry collections were compiled and prepared. This article illustrates the complete history of the compilation of poetry collection in the form of Diwaan