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Mu'aqqir

490 – 580

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About Mu'aqqir

Lived 490 – 580 (aged 89–90). Mu'aqqir was a poet.

Mu'aqqir (Arabic: معقر) or Amr Ibn Aws b. Himar al-Bariqi (died 580 CE), a knight and the leader of the Bariq tribe which was in Bariq Of Azd Yemen and was famous for its glory, He is considered one of the greatest writers of Arabic poetry in pre-Islamic (Jahiliyyah) times.

Lineage Amr b. al-Harith b. Aws b. Himar b. Hjna b. Mazen b. Thailbh b. Kinanah al-Bariqi ibn bariq Ibn Uday Ibn Haritha Ibn Amr Mazikiee Ibn Aamr bin Haritha Algtarif bin Imru al-Qais Thailb bin Mazen Ibn Al-Azd Ibn Al-Ghoth Ibn Nabit Ibn Malik bin Zaid Ibn Kahlan Ibn Saba'a (Sheba) Ibn Yashjub Ibn Yarab Ibn Qahtan Ibn Hud (prophet) (Eber).

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Important facts

Born
490
Birth century
Died
580
Occupation
Also known as
Amr Ibn Aws b. Himar al-Bariqi

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Mu'aqqir's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Mu'aqqir?

poet

When was Mu'aqqir born?

Mu'aqqir was born in 490.

When did Mu'aqqir die?

Mu'aqqir died in 580.

What was Mu'aqqir's occupation?

Mu'aqqir was a poet.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mu'aqqir

· Wikidata: Q554142

· DBpedia: Mu'aqqir al-Bariqi

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