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Also known as Abu Aqil Labīd ibn Rabī'ah, Lebîd ibn Rabî’a, Ibn Rabîʻa abu ʻAḳîl Lebîd

Abū Aqīl Labīd ibn Rabīʿa ibn Mālik al-ʿĀmirī (; c. 560 – c. 661) was an Arab poet from higher Nejd and a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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Born
approximately 560
Died
approximately 661
Works
9

Top works

  • لبيد بن ربيعة، شاعر القيم العربية
  • Diwan Labid al-ʻĀmirī riwāyat al-Ṭūsī
  • Lebidi Amiritae kazidam moallakam
  • Sharḥ Dīwān Labīd ibn Rabīʻah al-ʻĀmirī
  • Dīwān Labīd ibn Rabīʻah al-ʻĀmirī

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Key facts

Poet.name
Labid
Poet.birth_name
Abū Aqīl Labīd ibn Rabīʿa ibn Mālik al-ʿĀmirī
Poet.birth_date
c. 560
Poet.birth_place
Higher Nejd, Arabia
Poet.death_date
c. 661
Poet.occupation
Poet, Warrior
Poet.language
Arabic
Poet.nationality
Arab
Poet.period
Pre-Islamic and Islamic eras
Poet.genre
Poetry
Poet.notableworks
''Mu'allaqat''

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Arabic
Native language
Arabic
Religion
Islam
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date of birth
0560-00-00
writing language
Arabic
name in native language
أبو عقيل لَبيد بن ربيعة بن مالك العامِري
date of death
0661-01-01
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Abū Aqīl Labīd ibn Rabīʿa ibn Mālik al-ʿĀmirī (; c. 560 – c. 661) was an Arab poet from higher Nejd and a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

He belonged to the Bani Amir, a division of the tribe of the Hawazin. In his younger years he was an active warrior, and his verse is largely concerned with inter-tribal disputes. Later, he was sent by a sick uncle to get a remedy from Muhammad at Medina and on this occasion was much influenced by a part of the Quran's , shortest Surah, 'Al-Kawthar'. He accepted Islam soon after. One of his poems is contained in the Mu'allaqat.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Labīd” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.