Powers and miraculous beings in Umayyad poetry
Abstract
In this research, the study attempted to show the impact of miraculous beings on the poetic text, and the extent of their effectiveness in the poetic discourse of the poets of the Umayyad era, by employing these metaphysical beings in their poetry, including (devils, elves), or mythical beings, including (ghouls, the cough, and the phoenix). Then the research dealt with the most important myths that affected the Umayyad poet from the pre-Islamic heritage, and their resonance remained in his thought and poetry, as a tradition rather than a belief in them. The research focused on the most important myths and legends, including (the demons of the poets), the legend of (the important and the echo), and the legend of (Labad).This required, first, a theorizing thalamus that clarifies the nature of these beings through which the miraculous pattern in the poetic text is framed. And since literary creativity was attributed at the beginning to symbols or powers that address human beings, they were ignorant of its source and how it originated and formed. Therefore, it was axiomatic that the ancient Arabs would refer to inspiration in interpreting some of what they see, and they did not find in front of them anything but imagination and poetic creativity in determining what these miraculous beings were that formed part of their heritage and beliefs, because these creatures could not be seen or coexisted with them.The research dealt with examples of those organisms that poets employed in their poetic texts. Relying on the principle of theorizing and then applying it by mentioning and analyzing the poetic witness, and clarifying the most important miraculous images that the poet created in his poetic text.And he showed the effect of the miraculous in the soul of the recipient, and the hesitation and confusion caused by his acceptance of the miraculous texts.