Poetry: Antra bin Shadad
A gathering at Bubu cafe where attendees read and discuss one poem by Antarah ibn Shaddad, a pre-Islamic Arabian poet and warrior. AI summary of the listing
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Antarah ibn Shaddad (also spelt Antara or Antar) was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet and warrior who lived in the 6th century CE, roughly 525–608. He belonged to the Banu Abs tribe in central Arabia. He is one of the most celebrated figures of the Jahiliyyah era, the period before Islam. He was born to Shaddad, an Arab nobleman, and Zabibah, an enslaved Ethiopian woman. Because of this, he was born into slavery, and his…
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