Cultural Patterns in the Poetry of Abd al-Sahib al-Barqawi
(The Symbolism of the Martyr as a Model)
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https://doi.org/10.33193/IJoHSS.73.2026.954Keywords:
cultural system, artistic symbol, conflicting systems, martyrdom and martyrAbstract
The importance of the martyrdom theme as a cultural framework stems from the religious, moral, and spiritual dimensions of jihad in the path of God, aiming to uphold monotheism and protect Muslims' land, honor, and wealth, thus enhancing the glory of the Arab and non-Arab Islamic state or states. Martyrdom has its own philosophy, but this philosophy may be expressed in a dry, scientific, and logical style devoid of emotion, or it may be expressed in a beautiful, moving style that immortalizes the reader, allowing them to experience the poet's life and understand the vision of this important cultural symbolic framework in the life of the Islamic nation, both past and future, a context in which multiple, as well as contradictory, connotations are expressed.
The nature of the research required that it be divided into an introduction devoted to examining the poet's life and explaining his poetic status, a brief overview of the philosophy of martyrdom in Islam, preceded by an introduction, followed by two chapters, and a conclusion devoted to presenting the research findings, followed by a list of research sources and references. The two chapters are:
The first chapter: The concept of cultural patterns and symbolic expression
The second chapter: The symbolism of the martyr in Al-Barqawi's poetry.
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