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Jarir Ibn Atiyah Ibn Al Khatafa

Birth:c650

Death:c729

One of the greatest Arab classical poets of pre-Islamic traditions. Jarir had a rivalry with al Farazdaq, another great poet, which lasted for forty years. The results were collected in Naqqaid. He had another poetical battle with al Akhtal. Jarir was a favourite of the pious Caliph Umar II. Jarir wrote elegies, odes, Qasidas, and epigrams. But his special skill laid in poems insulting his rivals.

Compiled by:M. Nauman Khan / Ghulam Mohiuddin

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