Question

______ was integral to islamic culture. it had been a highly developed art form long before the emergence of islam. music dance painting poetry

Explanation:

Poetry has a long - standing and significant place in Islamic culture. Pre - Islamic Arabia had a rich poetic tradition. Poems were used for various purposes such as praising heroes, expressing love, and reflecting on life. In Islamic times, poetry continued to thrive. It was used to express religious devotion (e.g., in the form of qasidas praising Allah), to convey moral and ethical messages, and as a form of literary art. Music, dance, and painting have more complex or restricted roles in some Islamic contexts. For example, some Islamic scholars have had different views on the permissibility of music and dance in a religiously devout context, and Islamic art has often focused more on calligraphy and geometric patterns rather than representational painting in a way that poetry has had a more continuous and integral role.

Answer:

Poetry