Alqama al-Fahl

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'Alqama ibn 'Ubada, (

Arabian poet of the tribe Tamim, who flourished in the second half of the 6th century.[1]

The name al-Fahl literally means "the stallion" which he became known by when won a poetic contest against

Asma'i considered three of the poems genuine.[1]

The poems were edited by Albert Socin with Latin translation as Die Gedichte des 'Alkama Alfahl (Leipzig, 1867), and are contained in Wilhelm Ahlwardt's The Diwans of the six ancient Arabic Poets (London, 1870); cf. Ahlwardt's Bemerkungen über die Echtheit der alten arabischen Gedichte (Greifswald, 1872), pp. 65–71 and 146–168.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Thatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1911). "'Alqama Ibn 'Abada". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 755.
  2. ISBN 978-90-04-12922-1
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