A Poet of the Abbasid Period. Abu al-Qasim al-Zahi ('Ali b. Ishaq b. Khalaf al-Zahi) 313-352 AH/925-963 CE
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A Poet of the Abbasid Period. Abu al-Qasim al-Zahi ('Ali b. Ishaq b. Khalaf al-Zahi) 313-352 AH/925-963 CE

His Life and Poetry. Annotated, edited and with an introduction by Khalid Sindawi

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Khalid Sindawi introduces the reader to a prominent Shi'ite poet of the Abbasid period who has been largely ignored by modern scholarship. 'Ali b. Ishaq al-Zahi (925-963 CE) is considered second only to al-Mutanabbi among the poets of this period.The first part of the book presents the historical, political and intellectual background of the poet's lifetime, framing the biographical section of this book with the poet's birth in Baghdad, his later years in Aleppo and his death. The study discusses his names, his occupation, his relations with prominent personalities of his age, such as Sayf al-...