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

TermMeaning
نَوَافِلAdditional gifts and favours
أَيْسَارParticipants in an old drawing of lots
جَزُورCamel prepared for slaughter
مَغَالِقLot-drawing arrows
مُطْفِلFemale animal with young

Together these terms take the scene from the imposing public assembly to the distribution of meat. The pre-Islamic custom is historical background, not an instruction to practise it.

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The vocabulary of giving and customary practice

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

TermMeaning
نَوَافِلAdditional gifts and favours
أَيْسَارParticipants in an old drawing of lots
جَزُورCamel prepared for slaughter
مَغَالِقLot-drawing arrows
مُطْفِلFemale animal with young

Together these terms take the scene from the imposing public assembly to the distribution of meat. The pre-Islamic custom is historical background, not an instruction to practise it.