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Format 1: Sa'alik or singular Su'luk (Arabic singular: صعلوك, plural: صعاليك).
Format 2: Sa'alik (singular: Su'luk, Template:Lang-ar (plural), صعلوك (singular))
is the Arabic name for "wretched vagabonds and destitute outlaws so common in the Jahiliyya".
he celebrated wandering bands of "robber-knights" famed for their chivilary and honour despite their predatory activities.
A su'luk was either disowned by his tribe because of an act that dishonored tribal customs
much of whose works consisted of attacks on the rigidity of tribal life and praise of solitude. Some of these attacks on the values of the clan and of the tribe were meant to be ironic, teasing the listeners only in order finally to endorse all that the members of the audience held most dear about their communal values and way of life.
famous for courage, solitude, physical strength, and familiarity with death. Their typical activities were raiding and distributing spoils among their followers, orphans and widwos. Their outrage at the shifting values all around them.
The group was headed by 'Urwa Ibn al-Ward. 'Urwaprovides a fine example: "Let me strive for riches, for I have seen that the worst of the people is the poor man al-faqir, and the most shameful and despicable among them, even though he may have had good birth and fortune and attained the utmost in generosity: his wife despises him and his children chase him away".
Means "brigand" or "wrench". It can also be one of many terms meaning poor, lacking.
Poetry
repeated mention of poverty, hunger,
Notable Sa'aliks
- ash-Shanfara
- Ta'abbata Sharran
- 'Urwa Ibn al-Ward
- Al-Sulayk ibn al-Sulaka: was "one of the brigands among the Arabs and a runner so fast that horses could not outstrip him"
References
- Seale, Morris S. (1978). Qur'an and Bible: Studies in Interpretation and Dialogue. Croom Helm Ltd. ISBN 0856648183.
- Bonner, Michael (2003). Poverty and Charity in Middle Eastern Contexts. State University of New York Press. ISBN 0791457370.