ع ك ظ: (عُكَاظُ) اسْمُ سُوقٍ لِلْعَرَبِ بِنَاحِيَةِ مَكَّةَ كَانُوا يَجْتَمِعُونَ بِهَا فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ فَيُقِيمُونَ شَهْرًا وَيَتَتَابَعُونَ وَيَتَنَاشَدُونَ الْأَشْعَارَ وَيَتَفَاخَرُونَ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ الْإِسْلَامُ هَدَمَ ذَلِكَ.
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