Editing Antarah ibn Shaddad (section)

{{Short description|Arabian warrior and poet (525-608)}}
{{Infobox philosopher
| region         = [[Uyun AlJiwa|Al Jiwa]], [[Ancient Arabia]], [[Arab world]]
| era            = [[Pre-Islamic Arabia]]
| name           = Antarah ibn Shaddad
| native_name    = {{lang|ar|عَنْتَرَة بن شَدَّاد}}
| image          = Antarah on horse.jpg
| caption        = 
| birth_date     = 525 AD
| birth_place    = Qusaiba [[Al-Qassim Region]], [[Ancient Arabia]] <br/>(present-day [[Saudi Arabia]])
| death_date     = {{death year and age|608|525}} AD
| death_place    = [[Ha'il]], [[Ancient Arabia]] (present-day [[Saudi Arabia]])
| main_interests = [[Arabic poetry]]
}}
'''Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi''' ({{langx|ar|عَنْتَرَة بن شَدَّاد الْعَبْسِيّ|translit=ʿantara ibn šaddād al-ʿabsiyy}}; 525–608 AD), also known as '''ʿAntar''' ({{lang|ar|عَنْتَر}}), was a [[Pre-Islamic Arabic poetry|pre-Islamic Arabian poet]] and knight, famous for both his poetry and his adventurous life.  His chief poem forms part of the ''[[Mu'allaqat|Mu'allaqāt]]'', the collection of seven "hanging odes" legendarily said to have been suspended in the [[Kaaba]] at Mecca. The account of his life forms the basis of a long and extravagant romance.

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