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Antarah ibn Shaddad
عنترة بن شداد
عنترة بن شداد العبسي

Born ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād al-ʿAbsī 525 AD Qusaiba Al-Qassim Region, Ancient Arabia (present-day audi Arabia) Died 608 (aged 82–83) AD Ha’il, Ancient Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia) Era Pre-Islamic Arabia Region Al Jiwa, Ancient Arabia, Arab world Main interests Arabic poetry Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi (Arabic: عنترة بن شداد العبسي, ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād al-ʿAbsī; AD 525–608), also known as ʿAntar, was a pre-Islamic African-Arab knight and poet, famous for both his poetry and his adventurous life. His chief poem forms part of the Mu’allaqāt, the collection of seven “hanging odes” legendarily said to have been suspended in the Kaaba at Mecca. The account of his life forms the basis of a long and extravagant romance.