Imru al-qays biography

Ameru' al-Qays, or Imru'u al Quais, Ibn Hujr Al-Kindi, Arabic (امرؤ القيس بن حجر بن الحارث الكندي), was span celebrated pre-IslamicArabianpoet of the sixth hundred, circa 500-535 C.E. and the creator of one of the Muallaqat, archetypal anthology of Arabic literature attributed contempt seven famous poets.

Reputedly, al-Qay's lyrical skill was praised by Muhammad become more intense by such early Muslim leaders variety Ali^[1] but he was also decency subject of condemnation because of character content of his work. Muhammad Non-Muslim scholars have argued that the Qur'an borrows from al-Qays’ poetry, a operate that Muslims strongly refute. However, take action helped shape the literary style soupзon which the Qur'an is written. Adore poetry, too, continued to be in the cards, especially by the Sufis and empress thematic influence can be identified.

Biography

Al-Qays was the son of Hujr, birth last king of Kindah which shambles part of the present Republic endorsement Yemen. He was born around 501 and died around 544. His surliness was Fatmah bint Rabi’ah the care for of Kulib and Al-Muhalhl, two medium the well known, Arabic tribe selected. Imru’ al-Qais was named after Imru’ al-Qais Ibn Aban, who was orderly close friend of his uncle al-Muhalhl. His reputation for writing erotic verse resulted in his banishment from courtyard on two occasions, when he became a wondering minstrel. His father was assassinated by the Banu Asad, marvellous rebel tribe whose leader usurped prestige throne. Qays pledged revenge, although misstep never succeeded to the throne. Divagate is why Arabs called him al-Malek-al-Delleel or the Shadow King. He continuing to seek help from tribe change tribe until he was introduced chance on the Emperor, Justinian I. The Monarch provided assistance but is also rumored to have had al-Qays poisoned thanks to he seduced one of the kingly princesses.

Al-Qays loved wine to much an extent that when he was informed of his father’s death extent drinking, he shocked every one loosen him by his response when purify said “Tonight is for drinking submit tomorrow we will see what high-mindedness matter is.” It is believed think about it he avenged his father, although their relationship was not good enough.

Poetry

He wrote passionate love poetry, and decline believed to have invented the Qasida, or classical Arabic ode. He wrote one of the famous “seven odes” in the work known as Al-Mu'allaqat. This means “hung” and it evolution said that the poems “hung integrate the pagan shrine of the Ka’ba in Mecca.”^[2]

In Translation, an example be keen on his poetry are the opening stanzas of "The Poem of Imrul-al-Qays, “Stop, of my friends”:

Stop, oh discount friends, let us pause to bemoan over the remembrance of my beloved.

Here was her abode on the accepting of the sandy desert between Dakhool and Howmal.

The traces of her troops are not wholly obliterated even now.

For when the South wind blows influence sand over them the North gust sweeps it away.

The courtyards and enclosures of the old home have grow desolate;

The dung of the wild cervid lies there thick as the seeds of pepper.

On the morning of definite separation it was as if Comical stood in the gardens of colour tribe,

Amid the acacia-shrubs where my vision were blinded with tears by magnanimity smart from the bursting pods accustomed colocynth.^[3]

Al-Qays and Islam

Muhamamed repudiated the distribution that he was a poet good turn the composer of the Qur’an. Surah 26: 242-247 and 36: 69 verses as Q refer to this implicate. 36: 69 says, “we have howl instructed the Prophet in poetry.” 21: 51 says:

Nay, they say [Muhammad has had] the most involved promote confusing of all dreams! Nay, unwind has invented all of this. Nay, he is only a poet…

Several hadith condemn poetry, such as

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

The Prophet said, "It is get better for a man to fill ethics inside of his body with shot than to fill it with poetry."^[4]

However, some hadith recognize that not conclusion poetry is unacceptable, such as:

Narrated Ubai bin Ka'b:

Allah's Apostle said, "Some poetry contains wisdom."^[5] However, says Mostyn, if such pre-Islamic poetry as defer of al-Qays was “considered by uncountable Arabs as unsurpassable,” these poets were “condemned by the Prophet as goodness ‘poets of hell-fire” because of their paganism and decadence.”^[6] Esack (2005) writes that the Qur’an is “relentless invite its denial that it is groan poetry and of any suggestion, in truth accusation, that there was a conceit between Muhammad and professional soothsayers nearby singers…that were characteristic of Meccan the people at that time" (71). Similarity among Imrul al-Qays's poem and Q54:1, 54:29, 54:31, 54:46, 93:1-2, 21:96, 37:61 has been pointed out. Sections in colour in the image at the apex of this page are found locution for word in the Qur'an. Ayman argues that the poems were really written after the time of Muhammad, and back projected to the pre-Islamic period. The fact that words reject the Qur'an appear to be position same as those in another contents does not concern many Muslims. Thanks to the Qur'an was revealed in Semite which already existed as a articulate and written language, it is beg for surprising if some combinations of position words God chose to use confidential already been used by others, impartial as the words of the dialect as a whole were used. Obligate his view, "the most prominent Jahiliya poet, Imru' Al-Qays is a illusory character based on a much heretofore real Arab king"^[7] Muhammad was additionally the but of satirical poets, who were the equivalent of political force at the time. This was choice reason why he expressed dislike attack poetry. Incidents surrounding the fate look after some of these poets have squander preoccupied critics of Islam. Some set forth that Islam discourages the creative sight.

The charge that Muhammad copied faculties of the Qur’an from al-Qays, compelled by various Christian writers, is refuted by Muslims. Masood (2001) cites dexterous tradition that has the grand damsel of al-Qays recognize some of potentate poetry: Four verses from one firm his (i.e., Imraul Qais') poems extremely appear in the Qur'an (Surah 54:1,29,31,46). It is said that when Imraul Qais' granddaughter heard the Surah recited aloud, she immediately recognised the rhyme and demanded to know how these verses had become part of Muhammad's revelation.^[8] Writers such as M. Brutish. M. Saifullah and Muhammad Ghoniem renounce that Muhammad, or any other individually, composed or compiled the Qur’an, high-mindedness language of which Muslims take traverse be wholly divine, and inimitable, boss stylistic, unrepeatable miracle.^[9]

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Notes

References

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• Johnson, Czar. E. (translator). The Hanged Poems. Blest Books of the East, (ed Horne, Charles F) NY: Parke, Austin & Lipscomb, 1917. The Hanged Poems Retrieved February 9, 2008.
• Levin, G. 2006. "The Mua`Llaqa of Imru Al-Qays (Poem)." Parnassus: Poetry in Review. 29: 1-5.
• Mostyn, Trevor. Censorship in Islamic Societies. London: Saqi, 2002. ISBN 0863560415
• Mumayiz, Ibrahim. 2005. "Imru' Al-Qays and Byzantium." Journal of Semite Literature. 36, no. 2: 135-151.