عبد الرحمن بن مقانا الأشبوني القيسي
عبد الرحمن بن مقانا الأشبوني القيسي
Abu Zayd Abd al-Rahman b. Muqana al-Ishbuni, a frontier poet whose nuniyya to the veiled Hammudid at Malaga made the caliph raise the curtain himself 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Poet
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Abu Zayd Abd al-Rahman ibn Muqana al-Ishbuni al-Qaysi, whom al-Maqqari counts among the poets of the frontier (al-thaghra). 2
His rhyme-N poem
He appeared before the chamberlain of Idris ibn Yahya al-Hammudi in Málaga and recited to him his nuniyya ode. When he came to the description of the caliph's face, the caliph himself raised the curtain and said to him: "Look as you wish." Then he relaxed with him and treated him well. 2
His date of birth and death need an additional source.
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari, p. 250
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari, p.250
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