Buhturi
Buhturi Al-Walīd ibn Ubaidillah Al-Buḥturī أبو الوليد بن عبيدالله البحتري التنوخي | |
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A 1967 sketch is poet Buhturi by unknown artist from the book "Min Oyun al-Shi'r"by Naji al-Qashtini | |
| Born | 821 Manbij, Bilad al-Sham, Abbasid Caliphate (now Syria) |
| Died | 897 (aged 75-76) Manbij, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Resting place | Manbij |
| Pen name | Al-Buhturi |
| Occupation | Arabic Poet |
| Language | Arabic |
| Nationality | Caliphate |
| Period | Islamic Golden Age (Abbasid era) |
Al-Walīd ibn Ubaidillah Al-Buḥturī (Arabic: أبو الوليد بن عبيدالله البحتري التنوخي, romanized: al-Walīd ibn `Ubayd Allāh al-Buhturī) (821–97 AD; 206–84 AH) was an Arab poet born at Manbij in Islamic Syria, between Aleppo and the Euphrates. Like Abū Tammām (ابو تمام), he was of the tribe of Tayy, from the Buhturids.