Abu Layla al-Muhalhel
Abu Layla al-Muhalhel | |
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| Born | c. 443 CE Najd |
| Died | c. 531 CE |
| Occupation | Poet, Warrior |
| Language | Arabic |
| Relatives | Kulaib ibn Rabiah (brother),Imru' al-Qais (nephew), Amr ibn Kulthum (grandson) |
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 a pre-Islamic poet and warrior born in Najd. He led the Banu Taghlib tribe in the forty-year long War of Basus.
He was the maternal uncle of fellow poet Imru' al-Qais, and also the grandfather of Amr ibn Kulthum through his second daughter Layla.