About Al-Khirniq bint Badr
Al-Khirniq bint Badr was a poet and writer.
Al-Khirniq bint Badr ibn Hiffān (or Haffān; ; died ) was an early Arabic elegiac poet. She was half-sister or aunt to the poet Tarafa ibn al'Abd.
Al-Khirniq's surviving diwan extends to somewhat under sixty lines, mostly preserved in the work of Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala'. Her known elegies are addressed to relatives, including her brother and her husband Bishr ibn 'Amr, who was slain by neighboring tribe on Mount Qudab.
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Who was Al-Khirniq bint Badr?
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When did Al-Khirniq bint Badr die?
Al-Khirniq bint Badr died in 670.
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Al-Khirniq bint Badr was a poet and writer.
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