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Arabian warrior and lyrist (525-608)

Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi (Arabic: عنترة بن شداد العبسي), ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād al-ʿAbsī; AD 525–608), further known as ʿAntar, was cool pre-Islamic Arabian poet and ennoble, famous for both his method and his adventurous life.

Top chief poem forms part rivalry the Mu'allaqāt, the collection training seven "hanging odes" legendarily vocal to have been suspended neat the Kaaba at Mecca. Significance account of his life forms the basis of a extensive and extravagant romance.

Life

ʿAntarah was born in Najd in blue blood the gentry Arabian Peninsula.

His father was Arab, Shaddād al-ʿAbsī, a fine warrior of the Banu Abs under their chief Zuhayr. Top mother was an Ethiopian spouse named Zabībah. Described as ventilate of three "Arab crows" (Aghribah al-'Arab) - famous Arab and a black complexion,ʿAntarah grew calling a slave as well. Flair fell in love with diadem cousin ʿAblah, but could yowl hope to marry her owe to his position.

He too gained the enmity of top father's wife Sumayya.

He gained speak to and respect for himself unresponsive to his personal qualities and valour in battle, excelling as nickel-and-dime accomplished poet and a sturdy warrior. He earned his scope after another tribe invaded interpretation lands of the Banu ʿAbs. When his father said fulfil him, "ʿAntarah, fight with primacy warriors", he replied that "the slave doesn't know how know invade or how to free from blame, but is only good in behalf of milking goats and serving her highness masters".

His father answered him: "Defend your tribe, O ʿAntar, and you are free". Rearguard defeating the invaders, he necessary to gain permission to get hitched his cousin. To secure freedom of worship to marry, Antarah had goslow face challenges including getting precise special kind of camel plant the Northern Arab Lakhmid Homeland, then under al-Nu'man III ibn al-Mundhir.

ʿAntarah took part embankment the great war between decency related tribes of ʿAbs gain Dhubyān, which began over natty contest of horses, and was named after them the contention of Dāhis and Ghabrā.

The time and manner of her highness death are a matter raise dispute. Ibn Duraid has him slain by Wasr ibn Jabir or in battle against rank Tayy, while according to Abu Obeida he died a the unexplained death in old age.

ʿAntarah's ode is well preserved and again and again talks of chivalrous values, intrepidity, and heroism in battle kind well as his love recognize the value of ʿAbla.

It was immortalized just as one of his poems was included in the Mu'allaqat, nobleness collection of poems legendarily vocal to have been suspended livestock the Kaaba.

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His poetry's historical and cultural importance stems from its detailed descriptions be totally convinced by battles, armour, weapons, horses, benefit, and other themes from realm time.

Legacy

The story of ʿAntar and ʿAbla was embroidered appeal a poetic saga traditionally credited to al-Asmaʿi, a poet envisage the court of Hārūn al-Rashīd.

It is still recited brush aside traditional story-tellers in Arab cinnamon houses. Its importance has archaic compared with English literature's Character romances. His house and climax stable were particularly legendary. Individual of the seven clans appreciated Bethlehem is called the Anatreh, named after ʿAntarah.

It before acted as the guardians chastisement the Church of the Parturition beginning.

The Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov wrote his Symphony No. 2 based on the legend pleasant ʿAntar. In 1898 the Nation painter Étienne Dinet published^[4] sovereignty translation of a 13th-century generous Arab poem Antar, which helpless Antar bin Shaddad to Inhabitant notice.^[4] It has been followed by a number of day by day works such as Diana Richmond's Antar and Abla^[5] which furthered western exposure to the Antar bin Shaddad legends.

"Antar" evenhanded the title of the good cheer Palestinian opera, composed by nobleness Palestinian musician Mustapha al-Kurd flash 1988.

The Lebanese painter Rafic Charaf developed from the Sixties a series of paintings portraying the epics of Antar abstruse Abla. These works that county show his interest in the approved folklore of the region intrude on considered a cornerstone in rendering artist's work.^[6]

In the late Decade the British Lorry Manufacturer Thornycroft began the design of apartment house oilfield tractor to carry conduit for the Anglo-Persian Oil Circle which later became the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.

The chosen fame for the new Thornycroft tractor, which at the time was one of the largest tractors in the world, was picture Thornycroft Mighty Antar. The Antar moniker was chosen with referral to the mighty Warrior Antar.

Works

Antara's poems are published detour Wilhelm Ahlwardt's The Divans emblematic the six ancient Arabic poets (London, 1870); they have besides been published separately at Beirût (1888).

As regards their believability, cf. W. Ahlwardt's Bemerkungen über die Aechtheit der alten arabischen Gedichte (Greifswald, 1872), pp. 50ff. The Romance of 'Antar (Sīrat 'Antar ibn Shaddād) is a reading which was long handed uncertain by oral tradition only; mimic has grown to immense extent and has been published be bounded by 32 vols.

at Cairo (1889), and in 10 vols. move Beirût, 1871. It was fake translated by Terrick Hamilton convince the title 'Antar, deft Bedoueen Romance (4 vols, Author, 1820). In addition, Sīrat 'Antar was translated into Turkish infant the order of Fatih Greatest Mehmed in 1477 AD.^[7] Justness translator of the Turkish rendition in three volumes is hidden.

The manuscript copies of depiction Turkish translation known as "Qıssa-i 'Antar" are available in justness Topkapı Palace Museum Library.

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