Ali ibn Muhammad al-Iyadi
Ali ibn Muhammad al-Iyadi | |
|---|---|
| Born | ? |
| Died | 976 Probably Cairo |
| Occupation | poet |
| Known for | poet laureate of the Fatimids |
| Title | The Buhturi of the West |
Abu 'al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad al-Iyadi (died 976) was a Maghrebi Arabic poet in the tenth century from Tunis. He is the poet laureate of the Fatimids (in Kairouan and Mahdia), served the caliphs of Al-Qa'im, al-Mansur and al-Mu'az. He wrote a well-known poem (kasida) describing the Fatimid naval fleet during Al-Qa'im, under whose reign that fleet invaded Genoa and Sardinia.[1]
Biography
Ali ibn Mohmmad al-Iyadi born in Tunis. He joined the Fatimid state service in Kairouan and Mahdia during the days of Al-Qa'im, and Ismail al-Mansur.
al-Iyadi died in 976, probably in Cairo.[2]
References
- ^ Shawqi Daif. تاريخ الأدب العربي (in Arabic). Dar al-Ma'arif. p. 225.
- ^ Omar Farroukh. تاريخ الأدب العربي. Dar Al Malayin. p. 279.
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