Al-Khirniq bint Badr

Al-Khirniq bint Badr ibn Hiffān (or Haffān) (d. perhaps c. 600) was an early Arabic elegiac poet. She was half-sister or aunt to the poet Tarafa ibn al'Abd.[1]

Al-Khirniq's surviving diwan extends to somewhat under sixty lines, mostly preserved in the work of Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala'. Her known elegies are addressed to relatives, including her brother and her husband Bishr ibn 'Amr, who was slain by neighboring tribe on Mount Qudab.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ G. J. H. Van Gelder, 'al-Khirniq (d. perhaps c. 600)', in Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature, ed. by Julie Scott Meisami and Paul Starkey, 2 vols (New York: Routledge, 1998), II 442.
  2. ↑ G. J. H. Van Gelder, 'al-Khirniq (d. perhaps c. 600)', in Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature, ed. by Julie Scott Meisami and Paul Starkey, 2 vols (New York: Routledge, 1998), II 442.
  3. ↑ Commire, Anne, ed. (2002). "Khirniq (fl. late 6th century)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. ISBN 0-7876-4074-3. (subscription required (help)).


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