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- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
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Overview
A qasida by Abbas ibn Mirdas al-Sulami describing the events of the day of Hunayn. In it he praises the valour of Banu Sulaym and the steadfastness of the Muslims after the first collapse, and he answers the poets of Hawazin. 1
Context
The poem relates to the Battle of Hunayn and mentions Banu Sulaym. The data dates it to Shawwal 8 AH; this is a derived date. 1
The museum does not reproduce the text of the poem.
Connections
- Authored by
- Abbas ibn Mirdas al-Sulami
- Part of
- The Battle of Hunayn
- Mentions
- The Battle of Hunayn· Banu Sulaym
People and things also explored
Abbas ibn Mirdas al-Sulami· The Battle of Hunayn· The Hawazin delegation and the amnesty of captives· Banu Sulaym· Durayd ibn al-Simma· Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari· Hassan ibn Thabit's poem enumerating the Ansar's campaigns with the Prophet· Ka'b ibn Malik's ode on Hunayn and the march to Ta'if
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , p.102-112
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abbas ibn Mirdas's ode on the Battle of Hunayn”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/abbas-ibn-mirdas-hunayn/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.