Jarir Ibn 'atiyah Ibn Al-khatafa's Rival
al-Farazdaq
((Arabic: “The Lump of Dough”), )
born c. 641, , Yamamah region, Arabia
died c. 728, or 730
byname of Tammam Ibn Ghalib Abu Firas Arab poet famous for his satires in a period when poetry was still a political instrument. With his rival Jarir, he represents the transitional period between Bedouin traditional culture and the new Muslim society that was being forged.
Living in Basra, al-Farazdaq composed satires on the Banu Nashal and Banu Fuqaim tribes, and when al-Farazdeq…
((Arabic: “The Lump of Dough”), )
born c. 641, , Yamamah region, Arabia
died c. 728, or 730
byname of Tammam Ibn Ghalib Abu Firas Arab poet famous for his satires in a period when poetry was still a political instrument. With his rival Jarir, he represents the transitional period between Bedouin traditional culture and the new Muslim society that was being forged.
Living in Basra, al-Farazdaq composed satires on the Banu Nashal and Banu Fuqaim tribes, and when al-Farazdeq…
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