Symbolism and Identity: An Archaeological Study of Modern Poetic Discourse

Abstract

This paper deals with the archaeological analysis of symbols in modern Islamic poetry by three prominent poets: Muhammad Iqbal, Walid al-Azm, and Abdul Rahman al-Ashmawi. The research aims to examine how these poets use religious, cultural, and natural symbols to embody Islamic identity in different contexts, link the past to the present, and confront contemporary challenges. The research focused on analysing the symbols invoked by the poets in their poems that reflect spiritual and militant values. It also examined the absence of generative dimensions in these symbols, revealing the poets' reliance on classical symbols associated with the Islamic heritage, without seeking to renew the symbol or produce modern symbols in line with contemporary changes.