At a glance
- Roles
- Poet · writer
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
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Life in time
Summary
Al-Shihab al-Hijazi, the brilliant poet; born in Sha'ban 790, he heard under al-Majd al-Hanafi and al-Burhan al-Abnasi, and al-'Iraqi and al-Haythami granted him ijaza. He devoted himself so thoroughly to adab that he became the unique man of his age, composing Rawd al-adab, al-Qawa'id, al-Maqamat, al-Tadhkira and more — verse, prose, history and fine calligraphy — excelling in many arts but abandoning all but adab. 1
Character and death
The great praised him; he kept to recitation and writing, excellent company, sweet speech and freedom from affectation. He died in Ramadan 875. 1
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Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 319
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