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Pre-Islamic Poetry vs. The Qur'an Written by Amira El-Gawly 063-70-8811 Presented to Professor Joseph Lumbard On October 12th, 2003 ARBS 203 Classical Arabic Literature in Translation The shift from the pre-Islamic period to the Islamic period transformed the usage of the fundamental themes in Arabic literature. Islam led to a reformation in the minds of the Arabs whose lives had been based on paganistic ideals. However, the old Arab ideals and virtues did not necessarily die at the rise of Islam. While veiled in "the new garment of Islam," Three themes from the Jahiliyah continue in the Qur'an: Madh, Karama, and Hija'. Therefore, although it may seem as if the Jahiliyah ideals were completely abandoned, they were actually purified and restored. The heroic poetry of the pre-Islamic Arabian tribes is the earliest known form of Arabic literature. The qasidah, the standard Arabic verse form, evolved into a long poem telling of the poet's or the poet's tribe's...

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