Imru' al-Qais

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title: Imru' al-Qais
text: Imruʾ al-Qais Junduh bin Hujr al-Kindi was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet from najd in the late fifth and early sixth centuries and also the last King of Kinda. He is sometimes considered the father of Arabic poetry. His qaṣīda, or long poem, "Let us stop and weep" is one of the seven Mu'allaqat, poems prized as the best examples of pre-Islamic Arabian verse. Imru' al-Qais was born in the Al-Qassim Region of northern Arabia sometime in the early 6th century. His father was said to be Hujr bin al-Har
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description: Arab king and poet (496–544)
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imru%27_al-Qais
date created: 2005-09-01T18:17:33Z
date modified: 2024-08-31T16:04:15Z
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