Abla bint Malik

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Abla bint Malik is the beloved cousin and muse of the pre-Islamic Arab poet-warrior Antarah ibn Shaddad, celebrated in Arabic literature as the central figure of his romantic and chivalric exploits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab woman
historical figure
literary character
appearsIn Antarah ibn Shaddad’s muʿallaqa NERFINISHED
Sīrat ʿAntar (Romance of Antar) NERFINISHED
poetry of Antarah ibn Shaddad
associatedWith tribe of ʿAbs
connectedTo Arabian heroic tradition
Bedouin love ideals
cousinOf Antarah ibn Shaddad NERFINISHED
culture pre-Islamic Arab
describedAs beloved cousin of Antarah ibn Shaddad
idealized beloved in Arabic chivalric romance
featuredInGenre pre-Islamic qasida
sīra shaʿbiyya (popular epic romance)
gender female
hasTheme courtship through valor
love and war
tribal honor
influenced later Arabic romantic literature
languageContext Arabic
museOf Antarah ibn Shaddad NERFINISHED
notableFor being the beloved of Antarah ibn Shaddad
central role in the romance of Antarah and Abla
role in pre-Islamic Arabic love poetry
partnerInLegend Antarah ibn Shaddad NERFINISHED
relativeOf Antarah ibn Shaddad NERFINISHED
roleIn chivalric exploits of Antarah ibn Shaddad
romantic exploits of Antarah ibn Shaddad
symbolOf constancy in love
idealized love
timePeriod pre-Islamic Arabia

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Antarah ibn Shaddad loveInterest Abla bint Malik
Antarah ibn Shaddad relative Abla bint Malik