Abu Nuwas
8th-century classical Arabic poet
Abū Nuwās al-Ḥasan ibn Hānī al-Ḥakamī (variant: Al-Ḥasan ibn Hānī 'Abd al-Awal al-Ṣabāḥ, Abū 'Alī (الحسن بن هانئ بن عبد الأول بن الصباح ،ِابو علي), known as Abū Nuwās al-Salamī (أبو نواس السلمي)[1] or just Abū Nuwās[2] (أبو نواس Abū Novās); c. 756 – c. 814) was a classical Arabic poet. He was born in Persia. He is in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights.
Abu Nuwas | |
|---|---|
 Abu Nuwas, as drawn by Khalil Gibran in 1916. | |
| Born | 756 |
| Died | 814 (aged 57–58) - Baghdad |
| Occupation | Poet |
References
change- ↑ Ibn-Hallikān 1961, p. 546, II.
- ↑ Garzanti
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