Suraqah al-Bariqi
Suraqah al-Bariqi | |
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| Born | 621 |
| Died | 698 |
| Occupation | Poet |
Suraqah al-Bariqi (
Farazdaq.[3] The anecdotes relating to the Flyting which he and Jarir composed against each other,[4][5] as narrated on the authority of Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, will be found interesting.[6][7]
Lineage
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His full name was Suraqah b. Mirdas b. Asmaa b. Khalid b. al-Harith b. Awf b. Amr b. Sa`d b. Thailbh b. Kinanah al-Bariqi Ibn
).Asmaa b. Khalid al-Bariqi (
Arabic
: أسماء بن خالد بن عوف البارقي) was his grandfather.
Suraqah & Jarir
It is said that Muhammad b. 'Umair b. 'Utârid al-Dârimî, a noble, offered four thousand dirhams and a horse to the poet who could compose a poem giving al-
Farazdaq preference over Jarir. Of all poets Surâqah, who had already composed some invective upon Jarir, took up the challenge and produced a piece of lampoon which was carried to Jarîr, requiring him to make a reply forthwith. Jarir tried throughout the whole night but failed. At break of day, however, his poetical genius came to his aid and the sharp lampoon that this great poet then produced is said to have silenced Surâqah against Jarir
once for all.
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