Saad Al-Janidil's Approach in Identifying Locations in the Pre-Islamic Ten hanging Odes (Mu’allaqat)

Abstract

This study aims to demonstrate Saad Al-Janidil's approach in place dimension identification in the Pre-Islamic  ten hanging  odes. The study consists of an introduction (on Al-Janidil and his methodology) and four sections. Section one focused on site or place identification based on the contextual references in the poetic evidence. Section two examined place identification in line with scholars statements. Section three explored the identification of locations based on cloud movement direction. Section four discussed  place association through field exploration. The study findings revealed that poetic evidence and scholars and historians statements in describing places and space were the primary reliable sources for scholars to identify place and locate it  accurately.  To pinpoint the place precisely, it was necessary to thoroughly investigate all the locations mentioned in the poem, as they often help in defining one another. Furthermore, one of the key indicators used to identify place is their mention in conjunction with other elements, and poets often mention the places located in their own homelands.