Zuhair ibn Abi Sulma

Zuhair ibn Abi Sulma ( Zuhair for short ; * around 520; † 609 ) ( Arabic زهير بن أبي سلمى, DMG Zuhair b. Abi Sulma ) was an Arab poet of the pre-Islamic period .

He is considered one of the most famous Arab poets of the pre-Islamic period. Zuhair's father, Rabīʿa ibn Riyāḥ al-Muzanī - who was also a poet - belonged to the Muzaina tribe . Zuhair's eldest son, Ka'b ibn Zuhair , was also a poet and created poetry for Mohammed .

His works can be found in Hammad ar-Rawiya's anthology, Mu'allaqat ( The Hung Up ), a collection of pre-Islamic poetry by seven honored poets whose poems, according to tradition, were hung in gold letters on the walls of the Kaaba in Mecca. He was the favorite poet of the caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab .

Zuhair's poetry was created, among other things, on the occasion of the end of a longstanding hostility between two Bedouin tribes. His poems describe raids and other experiences in the life of the Arab Bedouin. He also created poems in honor of his tribe.

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{a b} The Encyclopaedia of Islam . New Edition. Brill, suffering. Vol. 11, 556.
2. ^ The Encyclopaedia of Islam . New Edition. Brill, suffering. Vol. 4, p. 316.

literature

• The Encyclopaedia of Islam . New Edition. Brill, suffering. Volume 11, 556 ( Zuhayr b.Abī SulmĀā Rabī'a b.Riyāḥ al-Muzanī ).
• Fuat Sezgin: History of Arabic Literature. Volume II. Poetry up to approx. 430 H. Brill, Leiden 1975. pp. 118-120.