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It is said that [[Mansur Abbasi]] dismissed Sawar b. 'Abd Allah because of his disrespect toward al-Sayyid al-Himyari and despite Sawar's dislike, gifted a farm in Basra to al-Himyari to make a living. | It is said that [[Mansur Abbasi]] dismissed Sawar b. 'Abd Allah because of his disrespect toward al-Sayyid al-Himyari and despite Sawar's dislike, gifted a farm in Basra to al-Himyari to make a living. | ||
== Poetry of Himyari == | == Poetry of al-Himyari == | ||
Sayyid Himyari composed many poems. Abu al- | Al-Sayyid al-Himyari composed many poems. [[Abu l-Faraj al-Isfahani]] considered al-Sayyid al-Himyari one of most prolific poets of the time of [[Jahiliyya]] and Islam. Poems received from al-Sayyid are more than any other poets and just from his Hashimiyyat, 2300 poems have been collected. Abu 'Ubayda Lughawi said that no one has ever been able to collect all poems of al-Himyari. | ||
There is much sarcasm about companions and the three caliphs in the poems of Himyari. | There is much sarcasm about companions and the three caliphs in the poems of al-Himyari. | ||
During his life, some women transmitters of hadiths including his four daughters wrote his poems with good eloquence. Each of them memorized a part of his poems and altogether memorized 400 poems. | During his life, some women transmitters of hadiths including his four daughters wrote his poems with good eloquence. Each of them memorized a part of his poems and altogether memorized 400 poems. | ||
The truth about the state and positions of Sayyid is lost in a mist of love and hate and there are many opinions pro and against him. | The truth about the state and positions of al-Sayyid is lost in a mist of love and hate and there are many opinions pro and against him. | ||
Alawi Sayyids in Shia regions recite his poems with beautiful voices in masses of wedding parties, Eid | Alawi Sayyids in Shia regions recite his poems with beautiful voices in masses of wedding parties, [[Eid al-Ghadir]] and other celebrations and show their tawalla and tabarra. | ||
In his al-Ghadir, Allama Amini mentioned some of Sayyid's 21 poems of Ghadiriyya and his Hashimiyyat and elegies for the martyrs of Taff have always been a source of inspiration for Shia poets. | In his ''[[al-Ghadir]]'', [[Allama Amini]] mentioned some of al-Sayyid's 21 poems of Ghadiriyya and his Hashimiyyat and elegies for the martyrs of [[Taff]] have always been a source of inspiration for Shia poets. | ||
== His Book of Poems == | == His Book of Poems == | ||