Al-A'sha
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Manfuhah |
| Riyadh | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| Parents | Qais bin Jandal |
| Books | Selections from the Diwan of Maimun Ibn Qais, Called Al ʻAsha |
| Job | Poet |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2214019 |
Al-A'sha Life story
Al-A'sha or Maymun Ibn Qays Al-A'sha was an Arabic Jahiliyyah poet from Riyadh, Najd. He traveled through Mesopotamia, Syria, Arabia and Ethiopia. He was nicknamed Al-A'sha which means "weak-sighted" or "night-blind" after he lost his sight.
