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Al-Farazdaq

641 - 728

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Hammam Ibn Ghalib Al-Tamimi (Arabic: همام بن غالب; born 641 AD/20 AH died 728–730 AD/110-112 AH), more commonly known as Al-Farazdaq (الفرزدق) or Abu Firas (ابو فراس), was a 7th-century Arab poet and orator who was born in the Rashidun Caliphate of Umar and flourished during the Umayyad Caliphate. He had a great impact on the Arabic Language and it is said that “If it were not for Al-Farazdaq’s poetry, a third of the Arab language would not have been.” Born in Kazma to nobility, he was a member of Darim, one of the most respected tribes of the Bani Tamim; his mother was from the tribe of Dabba. His grandfather Saasa was a North Arabian Bedouin of great reputation – his father Ghalib followed the same nomadic lifestyle until the founding of Basra (636 AD/15 AH), and was famous for his generosity and hospitality. Al-Farazdaq is considered to be one of the greatest classical poets of the Arabs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Farazdaq is the 2,509th most popular writer (down from 2,161st in 2019), the 222nd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 211th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Iraqi Writer.

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Among writers, Al-Farazdaq ranks 2,509 out of 7,302. Before him are Tom Wilson, Yasushi Inoue, Cigerxwîn, Banana Yoshimoto, Peter of Dusburg, and Joyce Meyer. After him are Pascal Quignard, Jean Astruc, Jack Williamson, George Whitefield, Isak Samokovlija, and Rebecca West.

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Among people born in 641, Al-Farazdaq ranks 1. After him is Aban ibn Uthman. Among people deceased in 728, Al-Farazdaq ranks 3. Before him are Hasan al-Basri, and Ine of Wessex. After him is Jarir ibn Atiyah.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Al-Farazdaq ranks 222 out of 384. Before him are Qusay Hussein (1966), Shalmaneser II (-1090), Ashurnasirpal I (-1100), Ibn Wahshiyya (900), Sayf al-Din Ghazi I (1200), and Emmanuel III Delly (1927). After him are Burna-Buriash II (-1400), Nechirvan Barzani (1966), Lipit-Ishtar (-1890), Nahor, son of Terah (null), Ibn al-Bawwab (961), and Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (1976).

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Among WRITERS In Iraq

Among writers born in Iraq, Al-Farazdaq ranks 17. Before him are Karim Findi (1946), Ibn al-Nadim (1000), Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718), Al-Hariri of Basra (1054), Aphrahat (280), and Al-Sharif al-Radi (970). After him are Ishaq ibn Hunayn (830), Al-Asmaʿi (740), Abu-l-'Atahiya (748), Abu Firas al-Hamdani (932), Nazik Al-Malaika (1923), and Jacob of Serugh (451).

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