Poets of the Umma
شعراء الأمة
A trail through poetry and Islam.
Depth
At a glance
- Region
- Global / Diaspora
- Review
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Walk this pathway
5steps · 30min · newcomer · student
His poet
Hassan: Islam's first tongue.
From jahiliyya
Labid and al-Khansa: verse crossing over.
The great voice
Mutanabbi: Arabic's most famous poet.
The Nights
The peoples' tales in one ledger.
Mystic verse
Rumi and Iqbal: verse of longing and self.
Do first:: Islam in Thirty Minutes
Overview
A path through poetry with Islam: Hassan, Labid, al-Khansa', al-Mutanabbi, A Thousand and One Nights and Sufi poetry.
Sources
- Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Poets of the Umma”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-poets/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.