The oath in pre-Islamic poetry- a literary study

Abstract

History books have mentioned to us the religions of the pre-Islamic era that the Arabs followed. There were monotheists from the remnants of the religion of Abraham, peace be upon him, and there were Christians, Jews, and other religions. These religions, in their entirety, unified God Almighty. The religion of Abraham, peace be upon him, was the most prominent of these religions, as the Arabs believed in God Almighty and glorified the Sacred House and practiced their slogans during the Hajj season, the sacred months as a safety for those who wanted to perform Hajj or Umrah. Despite all of this, this faith was tainted by a kind of polytheism that led the Arabs to worship idols, as Ibn al-Kalbi narrates, where he mentioned that whoever departed from a religion carried a stone with him in glorification of the Sacred House and infatuation with Mecca, and wherever it was located, he would place it and circle around it as he would circle around the House. Then, little by little, this act developed to become an act of worship. From here, the connection of the Arabs with God Almighty was a strong connection, and their glorification of Mecca was derived from this connection, which was originally derived from the remnants of the religion of Abraham, peace be upon him. Peace) as we mentioned.