Labid ibn Rabi‘a

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Labid ibn Rabi‘a was a renowned pre-Islamic Arab poet and warrior, celebrated as one of the authors of the famed Mu‘allaqat odes.

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instanceOf Arab tribal notable
author of Mu‘allaqat ode
companion of the Prophet Muhammad
pre-Islamic Arab poet
warrior
associatedWith Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab NERFINISHED
Mu‘allaqat anthology NERFINISHED
Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
birthCentury 6th century
convertedTo Islam during the Prophet Muhammad’s lifetime
culture Pre-Islamic Arabia NERFINISHED
deathCentury 7th century
ethnicGroup Arabs
surface form: Arab
evaluatedBy Ibn Qutaybah as a leading Jahili poet NERFINISHED
Ibn Sallam al-Jumahi as among the foremost pre-Islamic poets NERFINISHED
fullName Labid ibn Rabi‘a ibn Malik NERFINISHED
genre elegy
praise poetry
qasida
givenName Labid NERFINISHED
hadReputation one of the greatest poets of the Jahiliyyah
influenced later Arabic poets
knownFor being one of the authors of the Mu‘allaqat
eloquent and morally reflective poetry
renouncing poetry after accepting Islam
languageOfWork Classical Arabic NERFINISHED
literaryMovement pre-Islamic Arabic poetry
mentionedIn classical Arabic literary anthologies
militaryRole tribal warrior
nativeLanguage Arabic
notableWork Mu‘allaqa of Labid NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED
poeticTheme ascetic and moral reflections
generosity
transience of life
tribal honor
quotedFor line " ألا كل شيء ما خلا الله باطل " (Lo, everything apart from God is vain)
region Najd NERFINISHED
religion Islam
socialStatus nobleman
stoppedActivity composing poetry after embracing Islam
timePeriod Jahiliyyah NERFINISHED
early Islamic period
tribe Banu Amir ibn Sa‘sa‘a NERFINISHED

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Mu'allaqat hasPoet Labid ibn Rabi‘a