Farazdaq

الفرزدق (Known as "Hammam ibn Ghalib")

Umayyad Chivalric Poet, Master of Classical Arabic Lexicography

Born c. 641

Basra, Iraq

Passed Away 730 Basra, Iraq

Lifespan 89 years old

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"This is he whose footsteps are known to the sands of Mecca, to the Kaaba, to the Sanctuary, and to the wilderness beyond."

Archival Overview

Monumental 8th-century Arab poet of the Tamim tribe whose linguistic mastery was so complete scholars said 'Without Farazdaq, Arabic would have been lost'.

Biographical Record

Hammam ibn Ghalib, universally known as Al-Farazdaq ('Lump of Dough' due to his pockmarked face), was born into an aristocratic branch of the Banu Tamim in Basra. Renowned for his fierce pride, razor-sharp eloquence, and fearless political commentary, he was a giant of classical Arab verse.

Farazdaq's mastery of ancient Arabic vocabulary and complex syntactic structures made his poetry a primary reference for grammarians and lexicographers of the Abbasid era. His famous ode delivered in the presence of Umayyad prince Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik praising Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin at the Kaaba remains an immortal masterpiece of Arabic heroic poetry.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Basra Old Cemetery
Basra, Iraq

                         GPS: 30.5000, 47.8100                    

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