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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student
Jarir
شاعر بني كليب: أعنف النقائض.
Al-Farazdaq
شاعر تميم: الحماسة والفخر.
Al-Akhtal
النصراني في بلاط بني أمية.
The naqa'id
هجاء متبادل: شعر يهز البلاط.
The court
دمشق تستمع: الشعر والسياسة.
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Overview
A path through the age of satire: Jarir, al-Farazdaq and al-Akhtal contend for supremacy. Poetry as a weapon and literature of the state.
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islam.museum contributors. “Poets of the Umayyad Court”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-umayyad-poets/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.