Yilmaz, Mehmet2025-01-272025-01-2720232528-98612528-987Xhttps://doi.org/10.18505/cuid.1322322https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1254899https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/28635The subject of this study is the na? a (opposing) type of poetry competitions between the Meccan poet ir? r b. al-Khatt? b (d. 12/633) and the Muslim poet Kab b. M? lik (d. 50/670) from Medina during the Battle of Badr, when the Muslims and the polytheists confronted for the first time. The problem is the questioning of the approaches reflected in the na? a poems, which were used as a means of propaganda and psychological superiority by the Muslims and polytheists during the Battle of Badr. Na? a poems, the subject of the study, are important for getting to know the two opposite understandings closely and forming an opinion about the na? a poems sung during the era of the Prophet Muhammad. Although there are some recent studies on na? a poems from the era of the Prophet, these studies lacked details and only mentioned general features. The interesting approaches and fine details reflected in the verses, such as ir? r b. al-Khatt? b's claims aiming to distract attention and discredit the Muslims of Medina in the face of the unexpected defeat of the Meccan army at Badr that the Battle of Badr was a tribal war between the Meccans and the Medinans, makes this study prominent. On the other hand, Kab b. M? lik's verses reflect the approaches bearing traces of the Islamic faith and draw attention to the fact that the battle was between faith and unbelief and the Muslims of Medina were proud of their support for the Messenger of Allah. Undoubtedly, Meccan immigrants participated in the Battle of Badr along with the Muslims of Medina. Even so, Kab b. M? lik does not mention Muh? jirs (immigrants) in his verses. This suggests that Kab b. M? lik may have concentrated on responding to the allegations made by ir? r b. al-Khatt? b. Document analysis, one of the qualitative method techniques, was used in the study. First, a literature review was conducted to better understand the subject, and the studies related to the field were briefly mentioned. Then, summary information about the concept and background of na? a is provided. Two call-and-response poems between the J? hiliyyah period poet Imru al-Qays (d. 545) and Ab? d b. al-Abra (d. 555) are included as an example for the first phases of na? a poems. Then, brief information about the Meccan poet ir? r b. al-Khatt? b and the Medinan poet Kab b. M? lik are presented. After the background information, two na? a poems of both poets were examined and analyzed, and the differences in the Battle of Badr were pointed out. Concepts that are common in the eulogies of the J? hiliyyah period, such as nobility, being a master warrior, and generosity, draw attention in ir? r b. al-Khatt? b's verses. On the other hand, in his verses Ka'b b. M? lik uses terms and expressions brought by Islam such as the Messenger of Allah, there is no Lord but Allah, unbelievers, Hell, and hellfire. In the verses of both poets, there are clues about the commonly used battle orders and war equipment of the period. The opinions are summarised in the conclusion part of the study.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArabic Language and RhetoricNakidathe Era of the Prophetirar b. al-KhattabKa'b b. MalikBattle of BadrArticle27264066010.18505/cuid.1322322N/AWOS:0011279991000041254899