Al-Nabigha al-Dhubyani
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Al-Nabigha al-Dhubyani was a renowned pre-Islamic Arabic poet celebrated for his eloquent panegyrics and prominent role among the poets of the Jahiliyyah era.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic-language poet
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person ⓘ poet ⓘ pre-Islamic poet ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Najd
NERFINISHED
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al-Hira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lakhmid dynasty
NERFINISHED
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court of al-Hira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | classical Arabic poetic canon ⓘ |
| culturalContext | pre-Islamic Arabian tribal society ⓘ |
| deathApproximate | 7th century CE ⓘ |
| era | Jahiliyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
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| evaluatedBy |
Ibn Qutaybah
NERFINISHED
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Ibn Sallam al-Jumahi NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Jahiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Ziyad ibn Muawiyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
elegy
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panegyric poetry ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| influenced | later Arabic panegyric tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
praise poems for Arab tribal leaders
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praise poems for Lakhmid kings ⓘ |
| kunya | Abu Umamah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy |
frequently cited as a model of eloquence in Arabic rhetoric
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his poems preserved in early Arabic anthologies ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | classical Arabic literary criticism works ⓘ |
| movement | Jahili poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Al-Nabigha al-Dhubyani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
court poetry
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eloquent panegyrics ⓘ |
| occupation | court poet ⓘ |
| patron | al-Nu'man III ibn al-Mundhir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poeticForm | qasida ⓘ |
| rankedAmong | foremost Jahili poets alongside Imru' al-Qays and Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma ⓘ |
| religionContext | pre-Islamic Arabian polytheism ⓘ |
| reputation |
master of smooth and balanced verse
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one of the greatest poets of the Jahiliyyah ⓘ |
| servedAs | court poet of the Lakhmid kings of al-Hira ⓘ |
| style |
clarity of expression
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eloquent diction ⓘ refined rhetoric ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
boasting and satire
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praise of rulers ⓘ tribal virtues ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Islamic era ⓘ |
| tribe | Banu Dhubyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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