TY - JOUR ID - TI - The purpose of poetry (in descriptions) as Al- Tabari shows it غرض الوصف في الشعر عند الطبري في تاريخه (دراسة تحليلية) AU - Emad Ali Dayih Al- shamari م.م. عماد علي دايح الشمري PY - 2011 VL - 1 IS - 23 SP - 193 EP - 216 JO - Research and Islamic Studies Journal مجلة البحوث والدراسات الاسلامية SN - 20712847 29599180 AB - 1-poetry protects the tribe and gives it respect. The poet is a speaker of atribe. He defends it in difficulty. The best example is Hassan bin Thabit when he defends the prophet and Islam.2-Poetry has importance to historians. It shows the time of events and deeds. For example ghazwat Al-Khandaq Battle. The events can be forgotten through long time. It can be kept if it is recorded.3-From this abore we can see life to Arabs can be recorded by poetry. The holy quran helps that.

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