Imru' al-Qais al-Kindi

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Imru' al-Qais al-Kindi was a pre-Islamic Arab poet and prince, renowned as one of the greatest authors of the Mu'allaqat and a foundational figure in classical Arabic poetry.

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Imru' al-Qais al-Kindi canonical 2
Imru’ al-Qais al-Kindi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab prince ⓘ
Mu'allaqat poet ⓘ
classical Arabic poet ⓘ
pre-Islamic Arab poet ⓘ
culturalRole model for classical Arabic qasida structure ⓘ
deathPlace near Anatolia (traditionally reported) ⓘ
era Jahiliyyah ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Islamic Arabia

pre-Islamic period ⓘ
ethnicity Arab ⓘ
linked to: Arabs
father Hujr ibn al-Harith ⓘ
fatherOccupation Kindite king ⓘ
genre elegy ⓘ
love poetry ⓘ
qasida ⓘ
wine poetry ⓘ
influenceOn Arabic poetic tradition ⓘ
later Arabic poets ⓘ
knownFor being a foundational figure in classical Arabic poetry ⓘ
being one of the greatest pre-Islamic Arab poets ⓘ
his Mu'allaqa ⓘ
vivid erotic and descriptive imagery ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
legacy considered a pioneer of Arabic lyrical poetry ⓘ
his verses are widely cited in Arabic literary criticism ⓘ
literaryStatus one of the greatest authors of the Mu'allaqat ⓘ
movement classical Arabic poetry ⓘ
name Imru' al-Qais al-Kindi ⓘ
Imru' al-Qays ⓘ
linked to: Imru’ al-Qays

Imru' al-Qays ibn Hujr ⓘ
notableWork Mu'allaqa of Imru' al-Qais ⓘ
occupation poet ⓘ
prince ⓘ
region Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
religion pre-Islamic Arabian polytheism ⓘ
style detailed description of nature ⓘ
emotional intensity ⓘ
rich metaphorical language ⓘ
theme desert journeys ⓘ
loss ⓘ
love ⓘ
nostalgia for youth ⓘ
tribal honor ⓘ
wine and revelry ⓘ
tribe Kindah ⓘ

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Imru' al-Qais → alsoKnownAs → Imru' al-Qais al-Kindi ⓘ
Imru' al-Qais ibn Hujr → alsoKnownAs → Imru’ al-Qais al-Kindi ⓘ
linked to: Imru' al-Qais al-Kindi
Imru' al-Qais al-Kindi → name → Imru' al-Qais al-Kindi ⓘ