Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Poet
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Summary
Salah al-Din Ibn al-Faris al-Misri, the celebrated adib-poet; a witty, excellent littérateur who wore the dress of the Turks' sons, began with Hanafi fiqh then adab mastered him till he stood among the accomplished poets — huge in body yet delicate, adroit, ever-ready in jest and quick of wit; he died in Sha'ban 843, past fifty. 1
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Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 248
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islam.museum contributors. “Salah al-Din Ibn al-Faras”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-al-faris/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.