Tarafa ibn al-‘Abd
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Tarafa ibn al-‘Abd was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet renowned as one of the celebrated authors of the Mu'allaqat, the famed collection of early Arabic odes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author of a Mu'allaqa
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poet ⓘ pre-Islamic Arabian poet ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Tarafa al-Bakri
NERFINISHED
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Ṭarafa NERFINISHED ⓘ Ṭarafa ibn al-ʿAbd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | court of the Lakhmid kings (traditional accounts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonization | included among the seven (or ten) canonical Mu'allaqat poets ⓘ |
| culture | pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution by a ruler (traditional account) ⓘ |
| era | Jahiliyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
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| genre |
pre-Islamic Arabic poetry
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qasida ⓘ |
| inCollection | Mu'allaqat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical Arabic poetic tradition
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later Arabic poets ⓘ |
| isOneOf | authors of the Mu'allaqat ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the celebrated authors of the Mu'allaqat
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elegant and vivid descriptive style ⓘ themes of wine, youth, and carpe diem in his poetry ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy | considered a key representative of early Arabic ode tradition ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
long qasida
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ode ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | one of the greatest poets of the Jahiliyyah ⓘ |
| movement | Jahiliyyah poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Tarafa ibn al-‘Abd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Arabian ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mu'allaqa of Tarafa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | poet ⓘ |
| period | pre-Islamic period ⓘ |
| quotedIn | medieval Arabic literary anthologies ⓘ |
| region | eastern Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | pre-Islamic Arabian polytheism ⓘ |
| studiedIn | classical Arabic literature curricula ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
frank treatment of pleasure and dissipation
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use of realistic detail ⓘ use of vivid imagery ⓘ |
| theme |
enjoyment of youth
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generosity ⓘ transience of life ⓘ tribal honor ⓘ wine and revelry ⓘ |
| tribe | Banu Bakr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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