Hassan ibn Thabit
Ḥassān ibn Thābit (
Sahaba, or companions of Muhammad, who was best known for poems in defense of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
.
Hassan ibn Thabit حسان بن ثابت | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | c. 563 CE Yathrib, Hejaz, Arabia |
| Died | 674 (aged 110–111) Medina, Umayyad Caliphate |
| Religion | Islam |
| Spouse | Sirin bint Shamun |
| Children | Abdul-Rahman ibn Hassan |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Relations | Banu Khazraj (from Azd) |
He was born in
Sirin
, as a concubine.
His writings in defence of Muhammad refer to contemporary events that have been useful in documenting the period. He was also Islam's first religious poet, using many phrases from the Qur'an in his verses.[citation needed]
Life
According to Islamic tradition Hassan lived for 120 years, sixty years before converting to Islam and another sixty thereafter.
See also
Arabic Wikisource has original text related to this article:
- Hasan (name)
- Thabit (name)
Notes
- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Thatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1911). "Ḥassān ibn Thābit". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 51.
- Thomas Patrick Hughes, 1885/1999 rept., Dictionary of Islam, New Delhi: Rupa & Co.
- ^ Tabari, p. 131.
References
- State University of New York Press.