Banan al-'Awwad

بنان بن الحارث العواد

The singer whose 'long was my covenant with the Imam Muhammad' played on al-Muntasir's six-month reign 1.

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Banan ibn al-Harith, a skilled singer. Al-Mutasir was angry with him and summoned him and had him sing: "My acquaintance with the Imam Muhammad has been long, and I never feared it would be long." 2

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  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 515
  2. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.515
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