LessonsLabīd ibn Rabīʿah: Hospitality, Justice, Trust and Tribal Leadership (Verses 70–88)Quiz

وَجُزُورِ أَيْسَارٍ دَعَوْتُ لِنَحْرِهَا بِمَغَالِقٍ مُتَشَابِهٍ أَجْسَامُهَا
And many a camel for the pre-Islamic lot-drawers: I called for its slaughter with matched lots of similar shape.

Jazūr is a camel intended for slaughter. Aysār refers to participants in a pre-Islamic allotment by arrows, while maghāliq are the lots or arrows used. Mutashābihin ajsāmuhā describes their similar appearance.

This is a historical setting for a claim of lavish distribution; it should not be recast as a recommendation to practise such allotments today.

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Verse 73: Camels and pre-Islamic lots

Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Hospitality, Justice, Trust and Tribal Leadership (Verses 70–88)

وَجُزُورِ أَيْسَارٍ دَعَوْتُ لِنَحْرِهَا بِمَغَالِقٍ مُتَشَابِهٍ أَجْسَامُهَا
And many a camel for the pre-Islamic lot-drawers: I called for its slaughter with matched lots of similar shape.

Jazūr is a camel intended for slaughter. Aysār refers to participants in a pre-Islamic allotment by arrows, while maghāliq are the lots or arrows used. Mutashābihin ajsāmuhā describes their similar appearance.

This is a historical setting for a claim of lavish distribution; it should not be recast as a recommendation to practise such allotments today.