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Hassan ibn Thabit

d. c. 674 · 7th century

Hassan ibn Thabit was an Arab poet of the Khazraj tribe of Medina. Before Islam he praised the Ghassanid kings of Syria, and after his conversion he became the leading poet of the Prophet Muhammad, defending him and the Muslims in verse against their opponents. His collected poems are an important source for early Islamic history.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hassan ibn Thabit. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hassan-ibn-thabit
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