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Arab poet and satirist (c. 650 – c. 728) For other uses, see Jarir (disambiguation) . Jarir ibn Atiyyah al-Khatafi Al-Tamimi ( Arabic : جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ اَلْخَطَفِيُّ اَلتَّمِيمِيُّ ) ( c. 650 – c. 728 ) was an Umayyad-era Arab poet and satirist from Najd. He was born during the reign of Rashidun caliph Uthman ibn Affan , and was a member of the tribe Kulaib , a part of the Banu Tamim . He was a native of al-Yamamah , but also spent time in Damascus at the court of the Umayyad caliphs . Little is known of his early life, but he succeeded in winning the favor of Al-Hajjaj bin Yousef , the governor of Iraq. Already famous for his verse, he became more widely known by his feud with rival poets Farazdaq and Akhtal . Later he went to Damascus and visited the court of the caliph Abd al-Malik and that of his successor, Al-Walid I . From neither of these did he receive a warm welcome. He was, however, more successful with Umar II , and was the only poet received by the pious caliph. His verse, like that of his contemporaries, is largely satire and eulogy . A long series of verses by Farazdaq cover in satire his feud with Jarir and his tribe, the Bani Kulaib. These poems are published as the Nakaid of Jarir and al-Farazdaq . It is said that the feud between them lasted 40 years, and that Jarir supposedly enjoyed it so much that when he received the news of Farazdaq's passing, he lost the will to live and spontaneously died thereafter. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Thatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1911). In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Thatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1911).
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Jarir ( 650 ? - 729 ?) was an Arabian poet and satirist . v t e
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Jarir ibn `Atiyah al-Khatfi ( ) (ca. 650 – ca. 728) was an Arab poet and satirist .He was born in the reign of the caliph Othman , and was a member of the tribe Kulaib , a part of the Banu Tamim .He was a native of al-Yamamah , but also spent time in Damascus at the court of the Umayyad caliphs .Little is known of his early life, but he succeeded in winning the favor of Al-Hajjaj bin Yousef , the governor of Iraq.Already famous for his verse, he became more widely known by his feud with rival poets Farazdaq and Akhtal .Later he went to Damascus and visited the court of the caliph Abd al-Malik and that of his successor, Al-Walid I .From neither of these did he receive a warm welcome.He was, however, more successful with Umar II , and was the only poet received by the pious caliph.His verse, like that of his contemporaries, is largely satire and eulogy .
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Jarir ibn Atiyah al-Khatfi Al-Tamimi ( ) (ca. 650 – ca. 728) was an Arab poet and satirist . He was born in the reign of the caliph Othman , and was a member of the tribe Kulaib , a part of the Banu Tamim . He was a native of al-Yamamah , but also spent time in Damascus at the court of the Umayyad caliphs . Little is known of his early life, but he succeeded in winning the favor of Al-Hajjaj bin Yousef , the governor of Iraq. Already famous for his verse, he became more widely known by his feud with rival poets Farazdaq and Akhtal . Later he went to Damascus and visited the court of the caliph Abd al-Malik and that of his successor, Al-Walid I . From neither of these did he receive a warm welcome. He was, however, more successful with Umar II , and was the only poet received by the pious caliph. His verse, like that of his contemporaries, is largely satire and eulogy .
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Jarir ibn Atiyah al-Khatfi Al-Tamimi ( ) ( c. 650 – c. 728 ) was an Arab poet and satirist . He was born in the reign of the caliph Othman , and was a member of the tribe Kulaib , a part of the Banu Tamim . He was a native of al-Yamamah , but also spent time in Damascus at the court of the Umayyad caliphs . Little is known of his early life, but he succeeded in winning the favor of Al-Hajjaj bin Yousef , the governor of Iraq. Already famous for his verse, he became more widely known by his feud with rival poets Farazdaq and Akhtal . Later he went to Damascus and visited the court of the caliph Abd al-Malik and that of his successor, Al-Walid I . From neither of these did he receive a warm welcome. He was, however, more successful with Umar II , and was the only poet received by the pious caliph. His verse, like that of his contemporaries, is largely satire and eulogy . One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Thatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1911).
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Arab poet and satirist (c. 650 – c. 728) For other uses, see Jarir (disambiguation) . Jarir ibn Atiyah al-Khatfi Al-Tamimi ( ) ( c. 650 – c. 728 ) was an Arab poet and satirist . He was born in the reign of Najd Arabia , and was a member of the tribe Kulaib , a part of the Banu Tamim . He was a native of al-Yamamah , but also spent time in Damascus at the court of the Umayyad caliphs . Little is known of his early life, but he succeeded in winning the favor of Al-Hajjaj bin Yousef , the governor of Iraq. Already famous for his verse, he became more widely known by his feud with rival poets Farazdaq and Akhtal . Later he went to Damascus and visited the court of the caliph Abd al-Malik and that of his successor, Al-Walid I . From neither of these did he receive a warm welcome. He was, however, more successful with Umar II , and was the only poet received by the pious caliph. His verse, like that of his contemporaries, is largely satire and eulogy . One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Thatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1911).
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