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What is the Arabic term for the classical poetic genre that Taha Hussein helped revive in the early 20th century — a long, epic-style ode that was the cornerstone of pre-Islamic and classical Arabic poetry?
Answer: Qasida — The qasida is the classical Arabic ode — a long, monorhyme poem with a set tripartite structure (nasib/erotic prelude, rahil/journey, and madih/theme) that was the supreme literary form for over a millennium; Taha Hussein and the Diwan school poets refashioned it with modern sensibilities.
- A Mu'allaqat
- B Qasida ✓
- C Diwan
- D Muwashshah
The qasida is the classical Arabic ode — a long, monorhyme poem with a set tripartite structure (nasib/erotic prelude, rahil/journey, and madih/theme) that was the supreme literary form for over a millennium; Taha Hussein and the Diwan school poets refashioned it with modern sensibilities.