Al-Muhalhil
Abu Layla ʿUday ibn Rabīʿa ibn al-Ḥāriṯ at-Taḡlibiyy (Arabic: أَبُو لَيْلَى عُدَيّ بْن رَبِيعَة بْن الْحَارِث التَّغْلِبِيّ; c. 443 – 531 CE), also known by the nicknames al-Muhalhil ("he who finely weaves poems") and az-Zīr ("the philander"), was an Arabic pre-Islamic poet and warrior born in Najd. He led the Banu Taghlib tribe in the forty-year long War of Basus.
Al-Muhalhil | |
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| Born | c. 443 CE |
| Died | c. 531 CE |
| Occupation | Poet, warrior |
| Language | Arabic |
| Relatives | Kulaib ibn Rabiah (brother), Imru' al-Qais (nephew), Amr ibn Kulthum (grandson) |