Sulayman ibn Qutta
سليمان بن قتة
The elegist of the Taff's slain — 'the Hashimi killed there humbled Quraysh's necks; the very earth fell sick at Husayn's killing and the lands shuddered' 1.
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Sulayman ibn Qutta, a poet who lamented al-Husayn ibn Ali (may God be pleased with him), as reported by al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar in the Genealogies of Quraysh and transmitted by al-Mas'udi 2.
His elegy
Two verses from his elegy are attributed to him by al-Mas'udi. In one, the slain of al-Taff from the family of Hashim humbled the necks of Quraysh. In the other, the earth became sick at the killing of Husayn, and the land shuddered 2.
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 63
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.63
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