Description in classical Arabic poetry: Wasf, Ekphrasis, and interarts theory. by Van Gelder, G

Religious poetry from the Quranic milieu: Umayya b. Abī l-Ṡalt on the fate of the Thamūd by Sinai, N

“…Unlike most ancient Arabic poetry, the poems attributed to Umayya b. Abī l-Ṡalt treat subjects that are also prominent in the Quran, such as creation, eschatology, and episodes from Biblical history. …”

From ethico-religious exhortation to legal paraenesis: functions of Qur’anic Waʿẓ by Schmid, N

“…This essay examines qur’anic “exhortation” and “legal paraenesis” in light of pre-Islamic Arabic poetry and late antique biblical traditions. It analyzes the verb waʿaẓa and related forms in narrative and legal/legislative sections of suras that can be assigned to different chronological stages of the Qur’an’s textual genesis. …”