Religious Motifs and Symbols in Some Arabic Qasidas by Bosniac Authors

Abstract

In this paper, the predominant thematic blocs of Arabic qasidahs by Bosniac authors were presented, such as, among others, supplication to the Almighty, praying for the intercession and blessings of the Prophet, the Prophet’s light, the Prophet’s nocturnal journey to heavens, a symbolic interpretation of love, bearing witness to the Truth and repentance, the symbolism of water. Motifs and symbols in Arabic qasidahs by Bosniac authors are an integral part of the central pool of motifs and symbols in Oriental and Islamic literature in general and it is these shared motifs and symbols that enable strong poetic unison of this literature, a unison that did not materialize in the unified linguistic realm.