Rābi'a bint Ka'b
Rābi'a bint Ka'b ( Arabic رابعة بنت كعب, DMG Rābi'a bint Ka'b , also Persian رابعهٔ بلخى, DMG Rābi'ai Balḫī ) was a Persian Samanid princess and poet of Persian literature of the 10th century . Rabia Balchi discussed her forbidden love for a slave. Legends surround her as a person, especially in Afghanistan .
Her mausoleum is located in the northern Afghan city of Balch in the central park not far from the shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa .
literature
- George Morrison (Ed.): History of Persian Literature from the Beginning of the Islamic Period to the Present Day. Brill, Leiden 1981 (Handbuch der Orientalistik, 4th volume Iranistik, 2nd section literature, delivery 2nd), ISBN 90-04-06481-8 (p. 21)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rābi'a bint Ka'b |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rabia e Balchi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Persian poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 10th century or 11th century |