Jarir ibn Atiyah
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Arab poet and satirist (c. 650 – c. 728)
For other uses, see Jarir (disambiguation).
Jarir ibn Atiyah al-Khatfi Al-Tamimi (
caliphs
.
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
- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Thatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1911). "Jarīr Ibn 'Atīyya ul-Khatfī". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 276.
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