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Diwan al-Mutanabbi Author's name: Abu Tayeb al-Mutanabbi Abu al-Tayyib Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Ja'fari was born in Kufa, in a neighborhood called Kinda. He was a reserved poet with a strong lyrical style, a balanced mind, and great intelligence. He traveled to the Levant in...

Diwan of Abu Zubayd al-Ta'i Author's name: Abu Zubayd al-Ta'i The Poetry of Abu Zubayd al-Ta'i is of particular interest to specialists in Arabic language and literature, and to researchers in related subjects in general. The Poetry of Abu Zubayd al-Ta'i falls within the...

Diwan of Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali Author's name: Zalim bin Jandal Al-Du'ali Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali, also known as Dhalim ibn 'Amr ibn Sufyan, was one of the most prominent figures in language and literature during early Islam. He was born in the late pre-Islamic period...

Diwan of the Loser's Peace Author's name: Salm Al-Khasir Only a small amount of his poetry has survived, but from what has come down to us we can deduce that he was a palace poet and a confidant of the great and noble men...

Diwan of Ibn Rasheeq al-Qayrawani Author's name: Al-Qayrawani The author of this collection of poems is Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn Rasheeq, author of the book "Al-Umda" on criticism. He was born in Muhammadiyah or M'Sila in 390 AH. He moved to Kairouan in 406...

Diwan of Al-Buhturi Author's name: Al-Buhturi Al-Buhturi, the author of this collection of poems, is Abu Ubadah al-Walid ibn Ubayd (205-284 AH/820-892 AD), an Arab Tai. He earned his nickname Al-Buhturi after one of his ancestors, Buhturi. He was born in Manbij, near Homs,...

Diwan of Omar ibn Abi Rabi'a Author's name: Omar ibn Abi Rabi'a The Diwan of Omar ibn Abi Rabi'ah is a collection of poetry by the renowned Umayyad poet Omar ibn Abi Rabi'ah. The poems in the collection represent his most prominent works in...

Diwan of Ibn Arabi Author's name: Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi The "Great Diwan" that we are about to read is one of the masterpieces of human thought, and a unique work in Sufi poetry in general, and Islamic poetry in particular. It is the essence...

Diwan of Ibn Malik al-Hamawi Author's name: Ibn Malik al-Hamawi Ali bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Malik al-Hamawi, a poet, was born in Hama and moved to Damascus. He studied jurisprudence, worked in literature, and excelled in poetry. He died in Damascus. He wrote...

Diwan of Al-Nimr ibn Tulab Al-Akli Author's name: Al-Nimr ibn Tulab Al-Akli "Diwan al-Nimr ibn Tulab al-Ukli" is a comprehensive collection of the poetry of this veteran pre-Islamic poet, renowned for his wisdom and eloquence, drawing on Bedouin proverbs and boasting of his personality...

Diwan al-Hamasah by Abu Tammam Author's name: Abu Tammam

Diwan of Amr ibn Kulthum Author's name: Amr ibn Kulthum "Diwan Amr ibn Kulthum" presents the biography of the famous Arab poet and leader of the Banu Taghlib tribe, who lived during the pre-Islamic era and left a significant mark on Arabic literature. The...

Explanation of Al-Mutanabbi's Diwan by Al-Wahidi Author's name: Al-Wahidi

Good custom in explaining the Diwan of Abu Tayeb Author's name: Nassif Al-Yaziji This is one of the famous commentaries on Al-Mutanabbi's poetry collection, which benefited from those who came before him, and they were many, including Ibn Jinni, Al-Wahidi, Ibn Forjah, Ibn Al-Qatta'...

Diwan of Zuhair ibn Abi Salma Author's name: Zuhair ibn Abi Salma He is Zuhair bin Abi Sulma Al-Muzni The wisest poet of the pre-Islamic era and among the leaders of literature, some prefer him over all other Arab poets. Ibn al-A'rabi said: Zuhair...

Diwan of Hamid bin Thaur al-Hilali Author's name: Hamid bin Thawr al-Hilali Hamid ibn Thawr ibn Hazn al-Hilali al-Amiri, Abu al-Muthanna, a veteran poet who lived during the pre-Islamic era and witnessed the battle of Hunayn with the polytheists. He converted to Islam and...

Diwan of the blind Tatili Author's name: Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Hurairah His name is "Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Abi Hurairah", he is attributed to Qais by tribe, and to the country he is called Al-Tuwaili Al-Ashbili, because Tuwaili was the...

Diwan of Ibn Sahl al-Andalusi Author's name: Ibn Sahl al-Andalusi This work includes an investigation into the Diwan of Ibn Sahl al-Andalusi, based on an original manuscript of the Diwan from the Maghreb, whose poems are arranged according to the Moroccan alphabetical order, in...

Diwan of Hamza ibn Bayd al-Hanafi Author's name: Hamza bin Abyad Al-Hanafi He is Hamza bin Abyad Al Hanafi, and it was said (Hamza bin Baid) an Umayyad poet who was devoted to Al Muhallab bin Abi Sufrah then to Bilal bin Abi Burda....

Explanation of the Ten Hanging Poems Author's name: Al-Tabrizi In “Jamharat Ash’ar Al-Arab,” which consists of forty-nine poems, they represent, according to the consensus of ancient and modern poets, the highest levels of pre-Islamic poetry in terms of authenticity of narration, faithful representation, and...