Hassan's lam-rhymed poem, line 1

حسان، القصيدة اللامية ⁦(البيت 1)⁩

Hassan's opening line of the Ansar poem: the Ansar were kings of men before Muhammad, and Islam gave them the excellence.

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At a glance

«كُنَّا ملوك الناس قبل محمد فلمّا أتى الإسلام كان لنا الفضلُ»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

Sources

  • Sira — Ibn Hisham (Wustenfeld edition, 1858-60)
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