Qur’anic” in the Poetry of Mushtaq Ma’an Abbas

Abstract

 Qur’anic” is a literary mechanism used by creators to construct their creative texts in terms of both thought and structure. It draws from the noble Qur’anic text, either directly or in meaning, explicitly or implicitly, depending on the Qur’anic context. The term “Qur’anic” is a critical concept introduced by Dr. Mushtaq Ma’an Abbas to replace the older critical term (“inclusion”) and the modern critical term (“intertextuality”). “Qur’anic” is more fitting for the grandeur and significance of the Qur’anic text, as it relies on the Qur’anic text for meaning, stories, events, and characters, employing them to build new poetic meanings.

The poet Mushtaq Ma’an Abbas exemplified this inspiration through his texts. “Qur’anic” elements dominated many of his poems in the poetic collection he published in 2010. As for the contemporary Iraqi poet Mushtaq Ma’an Abbas, he is known for his ability to draw from various artistic phenomena in Arabic poetry, as well as from the Qur’anic text. He has been credited with pioneering the adaptation of certain literary terms to align with the artistic and intellectual value of both poetic and Qur’anic texts. One of the most notable phenomena that has found a place in his literary thought is the concept of “Qur’anic,” which has replaced the well-known intertextuality phenomenon in modern Arabic criticism. This shift was a deliberate departure from the literary theft phenomenon that earlier critics paid significant attention to.