Jarir ibn Atiyah

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Jarir ibn Atiyah al-Khatfi Al-Tamimi (

caliphs
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Little is known of his early life, but he succeeded in winning the favor of

Umar II, and was the only poet received by the pious caliph.[1]

His verse, like that of his contemporaries, is largely satire and eulogy.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainThatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1911). "Jarīr Ibn 'Atīyya ul-Khatfī". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 276.