About Ibn al-Zaqqaq
Lived 1100 – 1133. Ibn al-Zaqqaq was a poet.
Ali ibn Attiya ibn al-Zaqqaq (c. 1100 Valencia - 1133 or 1134) was one of the great poets of Al-Andalus during the reign of the Almoravids. He was a Muslim from Banu Lakhm. His mother was the sister of fellow Andalusian poet, Ibn Khafaja, and there is scholarly dispute regarding his father. He was a disciple under philosopher Ibn Ṣîd de Badajoz.
El sueño de Al-Zaqqâq by Luis Delgado is a collection of the works of Ibn Al-Zaqqaq set to music.
Reception Literary historian Emilio García Gómez referred to al-Zaqqaq's descriptive poetry as "the dramatization of metaphor".
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Who was Ibn al-Zaqqaq?
poet
When was Ibn al-Zaqqaq born?
Ibn al-Zaqqaq was born in 1100 in Valencia.
When did Ibn al-Zaqqaq die?
Ibn al-Zaqqaq died in 1133.
What was Ibn al-Zaqqaq's occupation?
Ibn al-Zaqqaq was a poet.
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