Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma

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Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet renowned as one of the greatest masters of classical Arabic poetry and a prominent author of a celebrated Mu'allaqa.

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instanceOf person
poet
pre-Islamic Arab poet
alternativeName Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma al-Muzani
Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā
child Bujayr ibn Zuhayr
Ka'b ibn Zuhayr
countryOfCitizenship Hejaz (historical region)
linked to: Hejaz
culture pre-Islamic Arabian culture
deathBefore 610 CE (start of Islamic revelation)
era Jahiliyyah
linked to: Pre-Islamic Arabia
ethnicGroup Arab
linked to: Arabs
father Abi Sulma
floruit 6th century
genre classical Arabic poetry
qasida
hasCanonicalStatus one of the most esteemed poets of pre-Islamic Arabia
influenced Ka'b ibn Zuhayr
later classical Arabic poets
knownFor authorship of a celebrated Mu'allaqa
being one of the greatest masters of classical Arabic poetry
moral and reflective themes in poetry
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
literaryForm long ode
movement Jahiliyyah poetry
pre-Islamic poetry
name Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma
nativeLanguage Arabic
notableWork Mu'allaqa of Zuhayr
ode praising the peace between Abs and Dhubyan
one of the Mu'allaqat
occupation poet
tribal panegyrist
partOf the canon of the Seven Mu'allaqat
linked to: Al-Muʿallaqāt
region Najd and Hejaz
linked to: Hejaz and Nejd
relative Bujayr ibn Zuhayr
Ka'b ibn Zuhayr
religion paganism
style balanced structure of odes
clarity and simplicity of diction
moralizing tone
theme condemnation of war
praise of peacemakers
transience of life
tribal reconciliation
timePeriod pre-Islamic Arabia
tribe Banu Muzayna
linked to: Banu Muzaynah

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Mu'allaqat hasPoet Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma
Banu Abs hasNotableMember Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma
Banu Abs hasNotablePoet Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma
Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma name Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma
Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma alternativeName Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā
linked to: Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma
Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma alternativeName Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma al-Muzani
linked to: Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma
Al-Muʿallaqāt containsPoemBy Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā
linked to: Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma
The Suspended Odes containsPoemBy Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā
linked to: Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma
Jahiliyyah poetry hasNotablePoet Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma