Ka'b ibn Malik's elegy for the Mu'tah martyrs
مرثية كعب بن مالك في شهداء مؤتة
Elegy by Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari praising the endurance and courage of the Mu'tah martyrs. Transmitted by Ibn Ishaq within the Mu'tah narrative.
Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In time
The long-form text for this entry has not been written yet. The facts and connections below come from the museum's data.
Connections
People and things also explored
Hassan ibn Thabit's elegies for the Mu'tah martyrsThe Battle of Mu'tahThe early Muslim communityDispatch of the Mu'tah armyMu'tahThe Battle of BadrExpedition of al-QaradaExpedition of Safwan (First Badr)
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ka'b ibn Malik's elegy for the Mu'tah martyrs”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/kab-ibn-malik-elegy-mutah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.