Image of Women in Almu’allaqat

Any reader of ancient cultures comes across a very contradicting image of women drawn by men . pre-islamic poetry created various images for women . once she is represented as the mistress where you can wash away your worries , with her soft cheeks ,  pleasant face to look , and a constant companionship . others , it’s a creature to satisfy your whims . pre-islamic poem is full of images and fantasies based on women . nature of life pre-islam encouraged such images . there was abundance of themes of love in pre-islam era .

so, it is safe to say that pre-islam poetry focused on external image of women instead of looking at her inner beauty or its social role . such poetry only mentioned these external features glorify certain parts of body . so that a pre-islam women would find themselves represented only as a symbol of seduction . to be a trophy of a man . almu’allaqat poems thought of women as a creature that pleases your heart and sight by focusing on sensual features that characterized this kind of themes of love . researchers concluded that pre-islam poets such as imru’al-qais , al-a’sha among others heavily mentioned what creates a perfect body of a woman desired by all men based on elements of nature and surrounding environment.