Ma'bad the singer
معبد المغني
Medina's singer — his rendering of al-Ahwas's 'life is only what delights' for Hababa melted Yazid's resolve 1.
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Ma'bad the singer, the singer of Medina. Al-Mas'udi relates that Hababa sent him with al-Ahwas, and he sang verses of al-Ahwas before Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik, beginning "What is life but what one enjoys and desires", until Yazid repeated them. 2
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- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 186
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.186
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