At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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In time
Overview
Three poems by Hassan ibn Thabit lamenting the commanders of the army of Mu'ta. The first is for the three together, the second is specifically for Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, and the third is for Zayd and Abdullah ibn Rawaha. Ibn Ishaq transmits them in the context of the Battle of Mu'ta. 1
The date of composition is given in the data as around 8 AH, as a matter of transmission; the attribution has not been confirmed from another source. The museum does not reproduce the text of the verses.
Connections
People and things also explored
Ka'b ibn Malik's elegy for the Mu'tah martyrs· The Battle of Mu'tah· The early Muslim community· Dispatch of the Mu'tah army· The army's march to Mu'tah· Mu'tah· The custody of Hamza's daughter· The Battle of Badr
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
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islam.museum contributors. “Hassan ibn Thabit's elegies for the Mu'tah martyrs”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/hassan-elegy-mutah-commanders/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.