Abdul Ghafar al-Akhras
Abdul Ghafar al-Akhras عبد الغفار الأخرس | |
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Born | 1804 Mosul, Mosul Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 1873 (aged 68–69) Basra, Basra Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Resting place | Basra |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni Islam |
Notable work(s) | Collection of poems |
Occupation | poet, calligrapher |
Abdul Ghafar al-Akhras (Arabic: عبد الغفار الأخرس) (1804–1873), known as al-Akhras ('the mute'[1]), was an Ottoman poet and calligrapher, born in Mosul who moved to live in Baghdad.[2] He attended the seminar of Mahmud al-Alusi (Mufti of Ottoman Iraq). During his life in Baghdad, al-Akhras was an enemy of "Omar bin Ramadan al-Hiti" another poet and calligrapher. They satirized each other.[3]
Al-Akhras authored many famous jokes and proverbs. He wrote "Abdul Ghani Al Jamil's collection of poems". Al-Akhras, Mohammed Saeed Al-Habboubi, and Abdul Baqi Al-Omari are considered the best 19th century Ottoman-Iraqi poets. He was buried in Basra in 1875.[2]
References
- ^ "Almaany: أخرس".
- ^ a b "عبد الغفار الاخرس". uobabylon.edu.iq. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "ÚÈÏ ÇáÛÝÇÑ ÇáÃÎÑÓ - ÈæÇÈÉ ÇáÔÚÑÇÁ - ÈæÇÈÊß Åáì ÚÇáã ÇáÔÚÑ - Poetsgate". poetsgate.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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