Muhammad Sa'id al-Habboubi
Mohammed Saeed Al-Habbobi محمد سعيد الحبوبي | |
|---|---|
 Sculpture of Habboubi in Nasiriyah | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1849 |
| Died | 1915 |
| Resting place | Najaf |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shia Islam |
| Notable work(s) | Collection of poems |
| Occupation | poet, Faqih, merchant |
Mohammed Saeed Al-Habboubi (Arabic: محمد سعيد الحبوبي) (1849- 1915) was an Iraqi Poet, Faqīh, and a merchant, born in Najaf to a wealthy family.
Life and career
He studied Faqih and Arabic language in Hawza of the Najaf. Later, he worked in trade, due to his business he had to move often between Najaf and Najad. He described his travels and expatriation in his poems. Habboubi quit poetry when he reached forty, and spent rest of his life teaching Fiqh in Hawza of the Najaf.[1]
At breakout of the World War I, Al- Habboubi led volunteer groups against British invading forces, but he died suddenly during the War in Nasiriyah 1915.[citation needed]
He was buried in Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf city.[2]
A sculpture was erected to Habboubi in the central square of Nasiriyah city.[3]
Books
- collection of poems (4 editions).[4]
See also
References
- ^ "محمد سعيد الحبوبي". http://www.poetsgate.com/. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "المجاهد السيد محمد سعيد الحبوبي.. شاعر الفقهاء وفقيه الشعراء". http://iraq.shafaqna.com/. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "ثقافة وفن النحات عبد الرضا كشيش صانع تمثال الحبوبي". http://www.alitthad.com/. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "محمد سعيد الحبوبي". http://www.poetsgate.com/. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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- Najaf Governorate
- 19th-century poets of the Ottoman Empire
- People from Najaf
- 1849 births
- 1915 deaths
- Iraqi Shia clerics
- Iraqi Shia Muslims
- 19th-century Iraqi poets
- Male poets of the Ottoman Empire
- 19th-century businesspeople of the Ottoman Empire
- 19th-century male writers
- 20th-century Iraqi poets
- Ottoman Arabic poets