Throughout the ages, Arabic literature has celebrated the blessed month of Ramadan, which is an inspiration for creativity.
A number of writers and critics stressed that the holy month was strongly present in the literary imagination of poets, writers and creators, noting this is due to the inspiration of the values and aesthetics associated with the month from the religious, cultural and social aspects.
The Department Head of Arabic Language at Qatar University, critic Dr Seeta al-Athba, drew attention to the importance of the month of Ramadan in promoting noble Islamic and human values and in disciplining oneself, explaining that this month has always been present in the memory of Arabic literature
She highlighted that Arabic literature has expressed many features of the holy month, its worship and its value in poetry and prose. She pointed out that the prince of poets, Ahmed Shawqi, described in his book Aswaq Al-Dahab (markets of gold ) what fasting does in terms of disciplining the souls of Muslims, urging them to sympathise with those who have tasted hunger, and so on.
Dr Radwan Munisi Abdullah, Professor at the Department of Arabic Language - College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, confirmed that the literature of occasions occupies a space that has its artistic and objective value, ancient and modern, in the artistic and creative production.
He pointed out that poetry, social correspondence, and human expressions associated with the month of fasting fall within this literary and social context related to spiritual and devotional occasions, which are inclusive occasions for the Arab and Islamic nation.
Abdel Haq Belabed, Professor of Criticism at Qatar University said writers have celebrated Ramadan and its spiritual manifestations in their prose and poetry in the past, and this celebration continues with writers in the modern era, highlighting the joy of its arrival, the spirituality of its sessions and how to prepare for it. (QNA)
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