İslâm Öncesi Câhiliye Şiirinde Din Olgusu
The Phenomenon of Religion in Pre-Islamic Jahiliyya Poetry

Summary/Abstract: In the Arabian Peninsula (Jazīrat al-Arab), before Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was commissioned with the mission of preaching Islam and conveying the message of worshipping only one God, the Arabs believed in various religions during the Jāhiliyya period. Therefore, they did not have a single understanding of religion. In the pre-Islamic period, beliefs such as ancestor cult, fetish cult, totem cult, etc. were common among the Arabs. In addition to these beliefs, they also had beliefs in a secret realm (jinn, ghul and devil). There has naturally been mutual communication and interaction between these religious groups. One of the most important reasons for the coexistence of groups with so many different beliefs is that the islanders were in constant communication with the people living around them. Communication with them was mostly through trade and tribal migrations. They believed in the spirits of various people and objects until the end of the fourth century AD. The fact that they had these beliefs can also be determined through their poems. In this context, most of the poems we include in our study are praise-type poems. In addition, poems of praise and satire are also included. Based on these poems, it is seen that idolatry constituted the dominant religious phenomenon in the region before Islam. The dominant beliefs in the region before Islam were basically idolatry. The religious phenomenon of the period was also shaped by the cults that developed on the axis of idolatry. It is expected that our study will contribute to the field and guide new studies in this field.

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