The Day of Thi Qar in Maydani's Book "Majma' Al-Amthal" (d.518 AH/1124 AD)

Abstract

The Day of Dhi Qar is considered one of the most prominent days of the pre-Islamic Arabs, as it revealed the new and distinctive strategy of the Arabs in the military field, in addition to instilling a spirit of confidence in the Arab tribes, who considered that confrontation a decisive and historic one that achieved on the moral level a qualitative leap for them, and from this perspective the following questions are asked: What is the Day of Dhi Qar? What are its causes, events, and results? Is it mentioned in literature and language books? How did Al-Midani describe it in his book, the Proverbs Complex? The research answered these questions through a brief and intensive (presentation) of the Day of Dhi Qar through Al-Midani's book, the Proverbs Complex, following the theory ( The descriptive and comparative method by returning to the most important sources that mentioned the day and comparing them with other sources in order to answer the (research question) that determines the temporality and events of that day in order to achieve the (research goal) based on a historical presentation of the day of Dhi Qar in literature and language books.