At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
In time
In space
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Overview
Abu al-Tayyib Ahmad ibn al-Husayn was born in the Kinda quarter of Kufa in 303/915. His family, though in very humble circumstances, claimed descent from the Yamani clan of al-Ju'fi, and he grew up convinced of the superiority of the southern Arabs; schooled in his native town, he distinguished himself by his intelligence, prodigious memory and precocity as a poet 1.
Connections
- Had participant
- al-Mutanabbi
- Occurred at
- Kufa
- During the reign of
- al-Muqtadir bi'llah
People and things also explored
Abu Tahir al-Qarmati Enters Kufa· Al-Mutanabbi leaves Kufa as a wandering poet, 316/928· The family's flight to the Samawa, 312/924· al-Mutanabbi· Kufa· al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Great Mosque of Kufa· Abu Dawud at Kufa, 221/836, and Damascus, 222/837
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 7 p. 769
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Birth of al-Mutanabbi at Kufa, 303/915”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/mutanabbi-born-kufa-303/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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