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Mutalammis

525 – 580

Arabic poet

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About Mutalammis

Lived 525 – 580 (aged 54–55). Mutalammis was a poet.

Al-Mutalammis , real name Jarīr ibn ʻAbd al-Masīḥ, was a 6th-century Arab Christian poet. He was the maternal uncle of fellow poet Tarafa. Al-Mutalammis was from the Banu Bakr tribe.

Biography His real name was Jarir ibn 'Abd al-Masih and he was from the tribe of Banu Bakr. His patronymic Ibn 'Abd al-Masih implies that he was an Arab Christian and not a follower of pre-Islamic polytheism. His nephew was the poet Tarafa.

Ibn Sallam al-Jumahi places Al-Mutalammis in the seventh of the later classes of poets that lived before Islam.

Conflict with the Lakhmids Al-Mutalammis and his nephew Tarafa travelled to the city of Al-Hira around the 6th century, where they visited 'Amr ibn Hind, the Lakhmid ruler of the city. The three men had generally good relations until Tarafa recited a poem which was insulting towards 'Amr ibn Hind.

Legacy Al-Mutalammis died around 580 CE in the Syrian city of Bosra. A fictionalized version of him appears in the book 1001 Arabian Nights, where he escapes from the king Al-Nu'man III ibn al-Mundhir. Some of his poetry has been compiled into a book known as the Dīwān Shiʿr al-Mutalammis al-Ḍubaʿī.

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Important facts

Born
525
Birth century
Died
580, Bosra
Occupation
Also known as
Al-Mutalammis

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Mutalammis's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Mutalammis?

Arabic poet

When was Mutalammis born?

Mutalammis was born in 525.

When did Mutalammis die?

Mutalammis died in 580 in Bosra.

What was Mutalammis's occupation?

Mutalammis was a poet.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mutalammis

· Wikidata: Q1180155

· DBpedia: Al-Mutalammis

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