Sources of pre-Islamic poetry and its historical value

The book / sources of pre-Islamic poetry and its historical value, by the author / Nasser Al-Din Al-Assad, is a solid scientific study that investigates the origins of pre-Islamic poetry, its narration, documentation, and its historical value. The author studies writing, recording, narrators, and chain of narration, discusses issues of doubt and sects, and balances the opinions of the ancient, modern, and orientalists. The precise critical approach is highlighted, and it is confirmed that understanding the development of Arabic poetry cannot be achieved except by documenting its primary sources, revealing the status of pre-Islamic poetry as the foundation of Arab literary identity, and analyzing anthologies, selections, and transmission chains enhances confidence in the texts and sets standards for distinguishing between authentic and fabricated in the poetic heritage.