Ibn al-Zaqqaq
12th-century Andalusian poet
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Ali ibn Attiya ibn al-Zaqqaq (Arabic: علي إبن عطيّة إبن الزقّاق البلنسي اللخمي) (c. 1100 Valencia - 1133 or 1134) was one of the great poets of Al-Andalus during the reign of the Almoravids.[1] He was a Muslim from Banu Lakhm. His mother was the sister of fellow Andalusian poet, Ibn Khafaja, and there is scholarly dispute regarding his father.[2] He was a disciple under philosopher Ibn Ṣîd de Badajoz.[3]
Native name
علي إبن عطيّة إبن الزقّاق البلنسي اللخمي
Born
c. 1100
Ali ibn Attiya ibn al-Zaqqaq
c. 1100
Valencia, Al-Andalus (now Spain)
Died1133 or 1134
OccupationPoet
Ibn al-Zaqqaq | |
|---|---|
| Native name | علي إبن عطيّة إبن الزقّاق البلنسي اللخمي |
| Born | Ali ibn Attiya ibn al-Zaqqaq c. 1100 Valencia, Al-Andalus (now Spain) |
| Died | 1133 or 1134 |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Arabic |
| Nationality | Andalusian |
El sueño de Al-Zaqqâq by Luis Delgado is a collection of the works of Ibn Al-Zaqqaq set to music.
Reception
Literary historian Emilio García Gómez referred to al-Zaqqaq's descriptive poetry as "the dramatization of metaphor".[4]