The Mu‘allaqāt Flashcards

1
Q

The Muallaqat is a collection of — pre-Islamic qaṣīdas

(albeit compiled in the –th century C.E.) which were widely regarded as the best of their kind.

A

ten

8

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2
Q
The story behind the supposed derivation
of the term Mu‘allaqa – namely that they
used to be ------------------------ as a mark of
esteem – is probably nothing more than a
legend.
A

hung on the Ka‘ba

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3
Q

The black knight is?

A

‘Antara

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4
Q

The playboy is?

A

Tarafa

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5
Q

The moralist is?

A

Zuhayr

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6
Q

the centenarian is?

A

Labid

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7
Q

The regicide is?

A

‘Amr b. Kulthum

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8
Q

The Wandering king is?

A

Imru’ al-Qays

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9
Q

“the leper” is?

A

al-Harith b. Hilliza

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10
Q

Imru-l-Qays ibn Ḥujr (d. circa 550) was a prince of the —— tribe.
He is generally regarded as one of the most ———- Arab poets of the pre-Islamic period.

A

Kinda

outstanding

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11
Q

Imru al Qays was known for his excessive dedication to lewd ——— parties and scandalous pursuit of ——–

A

drinking

women

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12
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Legend has it that following his father’s death at the hands of the Banī ———, Imru-l-Qays put aside the pursuit of youthful pleasures and devoted his life to ———————, a mission that led him to seek the aid of the ———– emperor, ———, on whose command Imru-l-Qays was later ———– as punishment for seducing the emperor’s daughter or a woman in the emperor’s
court.

A
Asad
avenging his father
Byzantine
Justinian
poisoned
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13
Q

However, most historians downplay the likelihood of this
account, in favor of the story that Imru’ al-Qais actually died from a —————-, a disease which he mentioned in one of his poems. He died and was buried in ————-.

A

chronic skin disease

Analotia, Turkey

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14
Q

Imru-l-Qays’s fame rests chiefly on his ———–.

A

Mu‘allaqa

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15
Q

Though the opening section of this qaṣīda is often
regarded as the archetypal ——–, the poem as a whole
departs in a number of ——– from the ———–
pattern.

A

nasīb
respects
standard

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16
Q

The theme of love, for instance, is not confined
to the deserted campsite motif alone but is continued in
a lengthy section in which the poet boasts of his many
amorous ———-; and rather than leading to a clearly
recognisable main theme, the Mu‘allaqa ends suddenly
and enigmatically with a vivid description of a —————- and its aftermath.

A

conquests

desert thunderstorm