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Al-Nābighah (), al-Nābighah al-Dhubiyānī, or Nābighah al-Dhubyānī; real name Ziyad ibn Muawiyah (); was one of the last pre-Islamic Arabian poets. "Al-Nabigha" means genius or intelligent in Arabic.

Person · Open Library

Born
ca. 568
Died
ca. 684
Works
5

Top works

  • Shi'r al-Nabighah al-Ja'di
  • Shiʻr al-Nābighah al-Jaʻdī
  • Dīwān al-Nābighah al-Jaʻdī
  • Le poesie di an-Nābiġah al-Ǧaʻdī

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1946-04-13
1970s1980s2008 universal fire victimchristmas musiccontemporary gospelgospel

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Key facts

Poet.name
Al-Nabigha
Poet.birth_date
c. 535
Poet.birth_place
Near Mecca, Arabia
Poet.death_date
c. 604
Poet.occupation
Poet
Poet.language
Arabic
Poet.nationality
Arabian

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Religious beliefs
  • Editions of poetry
  • See also
  • External links
  • References
  • Citations
  • Sources

Al-Nābighah (), al-Nābighah al-Dhubiyānī, or Nābighah al-Dhubyānī; real name Ziyad ibn Muawiyah (); was one of the last pre-Islamic Arabian poets. "Al-Nabigha" means genius or intelligent in Arabic.

== Biography == His tribe, the Banu Dhubyan, belonged to the district near Mecca, but he spent most of his time at the Lakhmid court of al-Hirah and the court of the Ghassanids. In al-Hirah, he remained under al-Mundhir III ibn al-Harith, and then his successor in 562.

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