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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 …
Arabs And Their Love For Poetry There has never been a nation in history that valued and cherished poetry like the Arabs did. Poetry has never had an effect on a nation like it did on the Arab nation. A single sonnet of praise could raise an entire tribe to the highest level of glory, honor and …
