يوسف بن درة
يوسف بن درة
c. 1150 CE · 545 AH
Yusuf ibn Durra 'Ibn al-Darra' — the sharp young Mosuli poet who perished with the Hajj caravan in 545 AH when the Za'b of Sulaym fell upon it and multitudes died by sword, hunger and thirst; his verses were gathered in Imad al-Din's Kharida and al-Haziri's Zinat al-Dahr 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Poet
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Yusuf ibn Durra, the poet known as Ibn al-Durri, of Mosul origin, a clever young man. Abu Shuja' ibn al-Dahhan mentions in his history that he perished with the pilgrims in the year 545 AH, when the Za'b came out against them. The Za'b were a well-known branch of Sulaym, and many people perished by killing, hunger and thirst 2.
Imad al-Din al-Isfahani mentions him in "Kharidat al-Qasr", and Abu al-Ma'ali al-Hazmiri in "Zinat al-Dahr". Ibn Khallikan quotes one of his verses about a man with lame legs 2.
Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan, p. 230-231
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan, p.230-231
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