The Quranic Arabic Blog
After a long break, we are joined again by sheikh Abdurrahman to explain some great poetry of the famous Majnun Layla. Qais ibn Mulawwah lost his mind out of despair for Layla, whom he could not marry. Listen to his story and his mesmerizing poetry! …
[Read more...] about Explaining The Poetry Of Qais Ibn Mulawwah (Majun Layla) w/ Abdurrahman Diallo
ألم تعلمي، أني، إذا الضيف نابني****وعزّ القِرَى ، أقري السديف المُسرْهداDo you not know, that if a guest seeks me ***And the hosts are not to be found (due to a time of hardship), I shall feed the humps of fat camels (the most exotic part) - Hatim at-Ta'eeListen to the amazing stories of …
[Read more...] about The Generosity of the Arabs (Hatim at-Ta’ee) #11
Perhaps the most famous Arab poet from Jahiliyyah - Imru al Qais. Listen to a few stories from his life taken from the Aghani of Imam Abu Faraj al Asfahani. Don't miss the poetry at the end! …
The story of the great poet Hutay'a, and how Umar Ibn Khattab had to put a stop to his poetry attacking people. …
Abū Isḥāq al-Ilbīrī (d. 459 H/ 1067 AD) was a great scholar and poet who lived in Granada in Al-Andalus (Modern day Spain). It's amazing that his poems are still widely read and memorised today by students and lovers of knowledge, even after more than 900 years. This really is a testament to the …
