Al-Sarī al-Raffāʾ, by his full Arabic name Abū l-Ḥasan al-Sarī ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Sarī al-Kindī al-Raffāʾ al-Mawṣilī, was an Iraqi poet in the court of emir Sayf al-Dawla, noted for his riddles and ekphrastic poetry.
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Al-Sarī al-Raffāʾ, by his full Arabic name Abū l-Ḥasan al-Sarī ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Sarī al-Kindī al-Raffāʾ al-Mawṣilī, was an Iraqi poet in the court of emir Sayf al-Dawla, noted for his riddles and ekphrastic poetry. He compiled the anthology al-Muḥibb wa-l-maḥbūb wa-l-mashmūm wa-l-mashrūb, an extensive collection of 'verses about love, fragrant plants, and wine'.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Died 973
Written about in
5 languages
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