At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Overview
A qasida by Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari lamenting the martyrs of Mu'ta and describing their patience and boldness in the way of God. Ibn Ishaq transmits it in the course of his account of the Battle of Mu'ta. 1
The qasida mentions Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, Zayd ibn Haritha and Abdullah ibn Rawaha. 1
Its attribution to Ka'b has not been confirmed from another source, so it is recorded here as Ibn Ishaq's transmission. The museum does not reproduce the text of the verses.
Connections
People and things also explored
Hassan ibn Thabit's elegies 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)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ka'b ibn Malik's elegy for the Mu'tah martyrs”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/kab-ibn-malik-elegy-mutah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.