al-Mufaḍḍal ibn Muḥammad ibn Yaʿlah al-Ḍabbī

Arab compiler

Also known as: al-Mufaḍḍal al-Ḍabbī

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Al-Mufaḍḍal ibn Muḥammad ibn Yaʿlā al-ʿAmmārī al-Mufaḍḍalī was an Arab compiler who lived between 762 and 784 CE. He is known for compiling the Al-Mufaḍḍaliyyāt, an anthology of ancient Arabic poems. This collection is highly significant as it preserves the thoughts and artistic expressions of Arabia during the final two centuries before the advent of Islam. The poems primarily praise traditional Arab virtues such as hospitality, generosity, bravery, and tribal loyalty. The anthology contains 126 poems from 68 different poets, focusing on those who composed fewer works rather than famous poets with extensive collections.1

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Al-Mufaḍḍaliyyāt
…ancient Arabic poems, compiled by al-Mufaḍḍal ibn Muḥammad ibn Yaʿlah al-Ḍabbī between 762 and 784. It is of the highest importance as a record of the thought and poetic art of Arabia in the last two pre-Islamic centuries. Not more than five or six of the 126 poems appear to…
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…ancient Arabic poems, compiled by al-Mufaḍḍal ibn Muḥammad ibn Yaʿlah al-Ḍabbī between 762 and 784. It is of the highest importance as a record of the thought and poetic art of Arabia in the last two pre-Islamic centuries. Not more than five or six of the 126 poems appear to…
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…Arabic poetry, the 9th-century philologist al-Mufaḍḍal al-Ḍabbī compiled a collection of shorter ancient poems, initially for pedagogical purposes, that came to be known as Al-Mufaḍḍaliyyāt.)
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…Arabic poetry, the 9th-century philologist al-Mufaḍḍal al-Ḍabbī compiled a collection of shorter ancient poems, initially for pedagogical purposes, that came to be known as Al-Mufaḍḍaliyyāt.)
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