Antarah ibn Shaddad

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Antarah ibn Shaddad was a pre-Islamic Arab warrior-poet famed for his heroic exploits, chivalric love poetry, and celebrated Mu‘allaqa ode in the classical Arabic literary tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf knight
legendary figure
pre-Islamic Arab poet
warrior
associatedWith Mu'allaqat
surface form: Mu‘allaqat
birthPlace Najd
surface form: Najd region
culturalStatus hero of Arab oral tradition
symbol of courage in Arab culture
deathCause killed in battle (traditional accounts)
deathPlace Arabian Peninsula
era Pre-Islamic Arabia
surface form: Jahiliyyah

pre-Islamic period
ethnicGroup Arabs
surface form: Arab
father Shaddad al-Absi
fullName Antarah ibn Shaddad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi
genre fakhr (boasting poetry)
hija (satirical poetry)
love poetry
qasida
givenName Antarah
influenced Arabic epic traditions
later Arabic chivalric literature
knownFor chivalric love poetry
heroic exploits
romantic devotion to Abla
valor in battle
language Arabic
literaryTradition classical Arabic poetry
loveInterest Abla bint Malik
meter pre-Islamic Arabic quantitative meters
mother Zabiba
notableWork Al-Muʿallaqāt
surface form: Mu‘allaqa of Antarah
occupation poet
warrior
patronymicName ibn Shaddad
poeticCollection Diwan of Antarah ibn Shaddad
portrayedIn Sīrat ʿAntar (Romance of Antar)
region Central Arabia
relative Abla bint Malik
religion pre-Islamic Arabian polytheism
socialStatusAtBirth son of an Arab noble and an enslaved woman
style elevated classical Arabic diction
theme bravery
chivalry
honor
love
tribal loyalty
timePeriod 6th century CE
tribe Banu Abs

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Arabic literature hasNotableAuthor Antarah ibn Shaddad
Mu'allaqat hasPoet Antarah ibn Shaddad
this entity surface form: ‘Antara ibn Shaddad
Antarah ibn Shaddad fullName Antarah ibn Shaddad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi