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Antarah ibn Shaddad

525 - 615

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Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi (Arabic: عَنْتَرَة بن شَدَّاد الْعَبْسِيّ, romanized: ʿantara ibn šaddād al-ʿabsiyy; 525–608 AD), also known as ʿAntar (عَنْتَر), was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet and knight, famous for both his poetry and his adventurous life. His chief poem forms part of the Mu'allaqāt, the collection of seven "hanging odes" legendarily said to have been suspended in the Kaaba at Mecca. The account of his life forms the basis of a long and extravagant romance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antarah ibn Shaddad is the 1,155th most popular writer (down from 1,121st in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 129th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Saudi Arabian Writer.

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Among writers, Antarah ibn Shaddad ranks 1,155 out of 7,302. Before him are Assia Djebar, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, Frans Sammut, Jean-François Marmontel, Jean Webster, and Charles Simic. After him are Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, Gottfried Keller, P. G. Wodehouse, Vladimir Bartol, Irving Stone, and Marcel Pagnol.

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Among people born in 525, Antarah ibn Shaddad ranks 3. Before him are Pope Benedict I, and Liuvigild. After him are Justinian, Alexander of Tralles, and Aneirin. Among people deceased in 615, Antarah ibn Shaddad ranks 5. Before him are Pope Boniface IV, Sumayyah bint Khabbat, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, and Columbanus.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Antarah ibn Shaddad ranks 117 out of 354. Before him are Ali of Hejaz (1879), Fatimah bint Asad (555), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), Idris I of Morocco (743), Waraqah ibn Nawfal (null), and Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464). After him are Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607), Al-Waleed bin Talal (1955), Uqba ibn Nafi (622), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910), and Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600).

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Among WRITERS In Saudi Arabia

Among writers born in Saudi Arabia, Antarah ibn Shaddad ranks 2. Before him are Jamal Khashoggi (1958). After him are Imru' al-Qais (501), Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf (600), Al-Khansa (575), Hassan ibn Thabit (554), Al-A'sha (570), Ka'b ibn Zuhayr (700), Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah (644), Raif Badawi (1984), Hiba Abu Nada (1991), and Rajaa al-Sanea (1981).

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