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Al-Farazdaq

641 - 728

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Hammam Ibn Ghalib Al-Tamimi (Arabic: همام بن غالب; born 641 AD/20 AH died 728–730 AD/110-112 AH), more commonly known as Al-Farazdaq (الفرزدق) or Abu Firas (ابو فراس), was a 7th-century Arab poet and orator who was born in the Rashidun Caliphate of Umar and flourished during the Umayyad Caliphate. He had a great impact on the Arabic Language and it is said that “If it were not for Al-Farazdaq’s poetry, a third of the Arab language would not have been.” Born in Kazma to nobility, he was a member of Darim, one of the most respected tribes of the Bani Tamim; his mother was from the tribe of Dabba. His grandfather Saasa was a North Arabian Bedouin of great reputation – his father Ghalib followed the same nomadic lifestyle until the founding of Basra (636 AD/15 AH), and was famous for his generosity and hospitality. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Farazdaq has received more than 93,187 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Farazdaq is the 2,590th most popular writer, the 224th most popular biography from Iraq and the 17th most popular Iraqi Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 93k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Al-Farazdaq ranks 2,590 out of 5,755. Before him are Sulpicia, Gregory Corso, Marlen Haushofer, E. L. Doctorow, Robert M. Parker Jr., and Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani. After him are Mariana Alcoforado, Seichō Matsumoto, Guan Hanqing, Lois Lowry, Anton Bernolák, and Lois McMaster Bujold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 641, Al-Farazdaq ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 728, Al-Farazdaq ranks 3. Before him are Hasan al-Basri and Ine of Wessex. After him is Jarir ibn Atiyah.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Al-Farazdaq ranks 224 out of 338. Before him are Enlil-nirari (-1400), Shu-Sin (null), Entemena (-2430), Al-Muwaffaq (842), Ashur-dan I (-1300), and Abu-l-'Atahiya (748). After him are Eriba-Adad I (-1400), Adi ibn Hatim (550), Ikunum (-1900), Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (1958), Sa'dun Hammadi (1930), and Ashur-rabi II (-1100).

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Among WRITERS In Iraq

Among writers born in Iraq, Al-Farazdaq ranks 17. Before him are Ibn Khallikan (1211), Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718), Al-Hariri of Basra (1054), Aphrahat (280), Al-Sharif al-Radi (970), and Abu-l-'Atahiya (748). After him are Al-Asmaʿi (740), Nazik Al-Malaika (1923), Abu Firas al-Hamdani (932), Abū Hayyān al-Tawhīdī (923), Abdullah Goran (1904), and Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz (861).

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