Ibn al-Khayyat
- Died
- 735 AH
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Ibn al-Khayyat (d. 735 AH / 1334–1335 CE) was an Arab poet from Damascus who compiled a multi-volume poetry collection (diwan).
Biography and Poetry
His full name was Ahmad ibn al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Dimashqi, known by the honorific title Majd al-Din. The biographer al-Safadi alternatively recorded his title as Mujir al-Din and stated that he worked as a tailor in Damascus while devoting himself to poetic composition. Al-Safadi characterized his output as prolific yet stylistically uneven, observing that he frequently asserted his literary prowess and composed contrafactions imitating classical masters such as al-Mutanabbi. His compiled verse was gathered into a multi-volume diwan.
He is distinct from the earlier, prominent Syrian poet Abu Abd Allah Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ali al-Taghlibi (450–517 AH / 1058–1123 CE), who also bore the surname Ibn al-Khayyat and was known for his panegyrics during the Seljuk era.
Death
Ibn al-Khayyat died in Damascus in 735 AH (1334–1335 CE).
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List of Works
This work is a collection of poetic verse comprising panegyrics, love lyrics, and historical poems from the Seljuk and early Crusader eras.