Abu Tammam
804 –August 29, 846
Poet, Literary scholar
Lived 42 years
- Born in
- Jasim
- Passed away in
- Mosul
Ḥabīb ibn Aws al-Ṭā’ī (حبيب بن أوس الطائي; ca. 796/807 - 845), better known by his sobriquet Abū Tammām (أبو تمام), was an Arab Muslim poet. He is well known for compiling the Hamasah, which is considered to be one of the greatest anthologies of Arabic literature ever assembled. The Hamasah contained 10 books of poems, with 884 poems in total.
Notable works: Al-ūḥšīāt, Kitab al-Hamasah, Alwḥshyāt wa-huwa al-Ḥamāsah al-ṣughrá
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Tammam