At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
In time
Overview
Al-Mutanabbi left Kufa towards the end of 316/928, probably after the town was again sacked by the Karmatians. He went to Baghdad and became panegyrist to his compatriot Muhammad ibn Ubayd Allah al-Alawi, then moved to Syria where for two years he led the life of a wandering troubadour, addressing Bedouin chiefs around Manbij and the educated circles of Tripoli and Latakia; the poems of this apprenticeship are hurried and mediocre, though his real genius already shows through 1.
Connections
- Had participant
- al-Mutanabbi
- During the reign of
- al-Muqtadir bi'llah
People and things also explored
Birth of al-Mutanabbi at Kufa, 303/915· The family's flight to the Samawa, 312/924· al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Abu Tahir al-Qarmati Enters Kufa· Al-Ash'ari composes Maqalat al-Islamiyyin and his refutations of the Mu'tazila· Al-Ash'ari moves to Baghdad late in life· Al-Ash'ari publicly renounces Mu'tazilism in the Great Mosque of Basra, 300/912-13· Fires at Bab al-Sham and Karkh
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 7 p. 769-770
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Mutanabbi leaves Kufa as a wandering poet, 316/928”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/mutanabbi-left-kufa-316/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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