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Dhu Jadan al-Himyari
Dhu Jadan al-Himyari
Born	6th century; Yemen
Died	7th century
Occupation	Poet
Language	Arabic
Nationality	Yemeni
Notable works	Poems about the fortresses of Yemen

ʿAlqama bin Dhi Jadan al-Himyari (Arabic: علقمة بن ذي جدن الحميري) also Dhu Jadan al-Himyari (Arabic: ذو جدن الحميري) (fl. 6th - 7th century) was an Arab poet from Yemen. He was noted in particular for his poems about the fortresses of Yemen and their destruction including Ghumdan Palace, Baynun Fortress and Silhin Fortress.^[1]

Poetry

Dhu Jadan's poetry has been compiled in the eighth volume of Al-Iklil of Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani.^[2]

An example of the poems he wrote is his eulogy to the Ghumdan Palace after its destruction:^[3]^[4]^[a]

You have heard of Ghumdan's towers:

From the mountain top it lowers

Well carpentered, with stones for stay,

Plastered with clean, damp, slippery clay;

Oil lamps within it show

At even like the lightening's glow.

This once-new castle is ashes today

The flames have eaten its beauty away.

Notes

^ Ghumdan Palace was destroyed between 525–530 CE by the Aksumite garrison which invaded Yemen and overthrew the Himyarite Kingdom.^[5]

References

^ Kueny, Kathryn (2001). The rhetoric of sobriety: wine in early Islam. SUNY Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-7914-5053-6. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
^ al-Hamdani (1940). Faris, Nabih A. (ed.). Kitab al-Iklil al-Juz' al-Thamin. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
^ "Citadels of High Yemen". CPA Media. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
^ Calder, Norman; Mojaddedi, Jawid Ahmad; Rippin, Andrew (2003). Classical Islam: a sourcebook of religious literature. Routledge. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-415-24032-1. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
^ al-Tabari (1999). The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 5: The Sāsānids, the Byzantines, the Lakmids, and Yemen. SUNY Press. ISBN 9780791443569.

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[6] Ghumdan Palace was destroyed between 525–530 CE by the Aksumite garrison which invaded Yemen and overthrew the Himyarite Kingdom.^[5]

[Kueny2001-1] Kueny, Kathryn (2001). The rhetoric of sobriety: wine in early Islam. SUNY Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-7914-5053-6. Retrieved 11 July 2011.

[2] -Hamdani (1940). Faris, Nabih A. (ed.). Kitab al-Iklil al-Juz' al-Thamin. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.

[3] "Citadels of High Yemen". CPA Media. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.

[CalderMojaddedi2003-4] Calder, Norman; Mojaddedi, Jawid Ahmad; Rippin, Andrew (2003). Classical Islam: a sourcebook of religious literature. Routledge. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-415-24032-1. Retrieved 11 July 2011.

[5] -Tabari (1999). The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 5: The Sāsānids, the Byzantines, the Lakmids, and Yemen. SUNY Press. ISBN 9780791443569.

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