A-10 Tribal Conflict in the Poetry of Early Islam

Abstract

Tribal conflicts, vengeance and raids were the basic qualities of Arab in pre- Islamic period. These themes are well depicted in pre-Islamic Arabic poetry. The paper aims to highlight the motives of Bedouins, conflicts illustrated in their verbal poetry. The purpose of this paper is to analyze and examine the element of war and peace in the pre-Islamic poetry, mainly in the Muallaqat. In order to understand the theme of conflict, one must be knowledgeable about the structure of the Bedouin Arab society in the Arabian peninsula during early Islam. Unlike modern societies , the whole existence of the Bedouin was bound to his tribe and there was no central government at all. The method used in this research is descriptive, analytical and qualitative. At the end of the study, the researchers have drawn various conclusions