At a glance
- Roles
- Poet
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Place in the story
- PoetTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Abi al-Fath ibn Ubaydallah Ibn Khafaja, an Andalusian poet from the island of Shaqr, known for his descriptions of nature. He was born in 450 AH (1058 CE) and died in 533 AH (1139 CE). 1
What is reported of him
His collected poems and examples of his verse need an additional source.
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Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO , p.378
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ibn Khafaja, Ibrahim ibn Abi al-Fath”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-khafaja-ibrahim/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.