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===='Alaqah in pre-Islamic poetry====
===='Alaqah in pre-Islamic poetry====
The pre-Islamic poet Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma used 'alaq in the context of pregnancy, showing that such usage, regardless of its intended meaning, pre-dates the Qur'an. His poem Mu'allaqa has a line describing how al 'alaq discharged from his she-camels as they were having miscarriages on a long journey.<ref>In Arabic, the relevant line of Zuhayr's poem regarding a journey to see his patron, Harim ibn Sinan, reads:<BR>
Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma, one of the greatest pre-Islamic poets, used 'alaq in the context of pregnancy, showing that such usage, regardless of its intended meaning, pre-dates the Qur'an. His poem Mu'allaqa has a line describing how al 'alaq discharged from his she-camels as they were having miscarriages on a long journey.<ref>In Arabic, the relevant line of Zuhayr's poem regarding a journey to see his patron, Harim ibn Sinan, reads:<BR>
إليك أعملتها فتلا مرافقها، شهرين يجهض من أرحامها العلق
إليك أعملتها فتلا مرافقها، شهرين يجهض من أرحامها العلق
<BR>It appears on p.245 of volume 1 of the anthology by Muhammad Ibn 'Abd Rabbih (d. 328/940), [https://waqfeya.net/book.php?bid=1120 al-ʿIqd al-Farīd] (The Unique Necklace), 9 vols, eds. Mufid Muhammad Qumayha et al, Beirut, 1983.
<BR>It appears on p.245 of volume 1 of the anthology by Muhammad Ibn 'Abd Rabbih (d. 328/940), [https://waqfeya.net/book.php?bid=1120 al-ʿIqd al-Farīd] (The Unique Necklace), 9 vols, eds. Mufid Muhammad Qumayha et al, Beirut, 1983.
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