antarah Ibn Shadd d

Antarah ibn Shadd d was one of the most famous warrior-poets of pre-Islamic Arabia. A semi-legendary hero from the sixth century AD, Antarah was born into slavery as the son of an Arab father and an African mother. Many of his poems are about his love for Ablah, daughter of the tribe's shaykh--a love thwarted by his low social status.

Antarah ibn Shadd d was one of the most famous warrior-poets of pre-Islamic Arabia. A semi-legendary hero from the sixth century AD, Antarah was born into slavery as the son of an Arab father and an African mother. Many of his poems are about his love for Ablah, daughter of the tribe's shaykh--a love thwarted by his low social status. See less