Ka'b ibn Zuhair
Kaʿb ibn Zuhair ( Arabic كعب بن زهير, in older spelling also Kaab ben Sohair ) is an Arab poet of the pre-Islamic period.
According to tradition, the eldest son of the poet Zuhair ibn Abi Sulma was one of six men who refused to convert to Islam. He wrote satirical verses about Mohammed. Later he decided to submit. Ka'b ibn Zuhair wrote a poem called Bānat Suʿād . He presented this to the Prophet, was rewarded with the Prophet's cloak and converted to Islam.
His Moallaka is published individually by Rosenmüller ( Analecta arabica , 2nd part, Leipzig 1826), translated by Friedrich Rückert ( Hamasa I, encore 1 to no. 149); For his surviving poems see Ahlwardt in the Six ancient poets (London 1870).
Zuhair is a popular Arabic first name for men today .
literature
- Ka'b ibn Zuhair . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 15, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 3.
- Norman Mosley Penzer: The Harem. Chapter XI
- The Burda of Hadrat Ka'b bin Zuhair
Web links
- Literature by and about Kaʿb ibn Zuhair in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ka'b ibn Zuhair |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kaab ben Sohair |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Arab poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th century or 8th century |