al-Kumayt ibn Zayd al-Asadi

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al-Kumayt ibn Zayd al-Asadi (

Imamat.[1]
He was a schoolteacher at a local mosque until he was encouraged to write poetry instead. He wrote several series of poems including: his Mudhahhaba, his Malhama, and, arguably his most famous series, the Hāshimīyyāt. al-Kumayt was imprisoned by the caliph for his writings and escaped through the help of his wife.[2] He later received a pardon from the caliph and was allowed to return to Kufa. While going to recite a poem, al-Kumayt was attacked by his Yemeni guards and killed.

His poems, the Hāshimīyyāt, have been edited by J. Horovitz (Leiden, 1904). An account of him is contained in the Kitab ul-Aghani, xv.113-130.[2]

Criticism

al-Kumayt's poetry has been the subject of critical analysis by his contemporaries and modern scholars. Below are some of things that have been said of his poetry:

Controversy

There is controversy surrounding al-Kumayt and if his sympathies lay with

'Ali
” (Madelung 9).

On the other hand, Horovitz in the Encyclopedia of Islam suggests that al-Kumayt is clearly praising 'Ali and his family. He says, "he came under the influence of the S̲h̲īʿi tendencies of his native town and these had a decisive effect on the direction that his career was to take, inspiring him with violently pro-ʿAlid opinions".

Later,

'Alids and the Umayyads
.”

Sources

  1. ^ Lalani 2000, p. 110-111
  2. ^ a b Thatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1911). "Kumait Ibn Zaid" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 945.
  3. ^ Van Gelder 98
  4. ^ a b Van Gelder 99
  5. ^ Van Gelder 100
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