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[[Abu l-Faraj al-Isfahani]] ascribed to her that she composed romantic poems and held poem gathering, in which poets read their poems in her presence and would accept her judgment about the best poem. | [[Abu l-Faraj al-Isfahani]] ascribed to her that she composed romantic poems and held poem gathering, in which poets read their poems in her presence and would accept her judgment about the best poem. | ||
However, this report is not reliable, as Abu al-Faraj has narrated it from | However, this report is not reliable, as Abu al-Faraj has narrated it from Zubayr b. Bakkar who was an enemy of the descendants of [[Imam Ali (a)]] and even all [[Banu Hashim]]. He made up false reports about [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] to the point that they wanted to kill him; so, during the caliphate of [[al-Mutawakkil al-Abbasi|al-Mutawakkil]], he fled from [[Mecca]] and settled in [[Baghdad]]. Moreover, there is 'Umar b. Abi Bakr al-Mu'mili among the narrators of this report. He is so weak (Da'if) according to [[Rijal]]i scholars that even some [[Sunni]] scholars refused his narrations and said that he is “a blight of blights”. | ||
Even Abu al-Faraj mentioned the improbability of this report and said, “A similar gathering to what was reported to be held by Sukayna bt. al-Husayn was held by an [[Umayyad]] woman, and I do not tell her name to anyone as long as I live.” | Even Abu al-Faraj mentioned the improbability of this report and said, “A similar gathering to what was reported to be held by Sukayna bt. al-Husayn was held by an [[Umayyad]] woman, and I do not tell her name to anyone as long as I live.” | ||
Furthermore, many poems which are attributed to her are not composed by her, rather by | Furthermore, many poems which are attributed to her are not composed by her, rather by Sukayna bt. Khalid b. Mus'ab al-Zubayri, whose meetings and relations with 'Umar b. Abi Rabi'a, who was a poet, is well-known. | ||
Having similar name with Sukayna bt. Khalid b. Mus'ab, 'Umar b. Abi Rabi'a's wife, and, sometimes deliberate, confusion between them, resulted in made-up stories about her like what Abu l-Faraj has reported. | Having similar name with Sukayna bt. Khalid b. Mus'ab, 'Umar b. Abi Rabi'a's wife, and, sometimes deliberate, confusion between them, resulted in made-up stories about her like what Abu l-Faraj has reported. | ||
In addition, many of those poem gatherings were held by | In addition, many of those poem gatherings were held by 'A'isha bt. Talhat b. 'Abd Allah, [[Mus'ab b. al-Zubayr]]'s wife, who was famous for her poetic relations with 'Umar b. Abi Rabi'a. | ||
===Multiple Marriages=== | ===Multiple Marriages=== | ||