Khidas ibn Bishr
خداش بن بشر
751 CE · 134 AH
A poet of the Mujashi' branch of Tamim, with the kunyas Abu Malik and Abu Yazid. His son Malik was also a poet.
At a glance
- Roles
- Poet
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Life in time
Place in the story
- PoetTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Khidas ibn Bishr ibn Khalid ibn Khaid al-Mujashi' al-Tamimi, a poet of the Banu Mujashi' of Tamim. His kunya was Abu Malik and Abu Yazid, and his son was Malik. The encyclopaedia gives his death as 134 AH. 1
People and things also explored
al-Tanahmir: the Himyaritic speech remnant· Arab naming of children after plants· The delegation of Banu Tamim and the boasting contest· Ka'b ibn Zuhayr's pardon and recitation of Banat Su'ad· Khuza'a's appeal to Medina· Salim ibn Umayr's mission to kill Abu Afak· Umayr ibn Adi al-Khatmi's mission to kill Asma' bint Marwan· The killing of Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Khidas ibn Bishr”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/khidas-ibn-bishr/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.