Abu Nuwas

Also known as Abū Nuwās al-Ḥasan ibn Hānī al-Ḥakamī, Abū Nuwās, Abu Nuvos

8th-century classical Arabic poet

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Abu Nuwas was an influential poet who lived in the 8th century and wrote in classical Arabic, becoming one of the major literary figures of that era. His work remains significant in Arabic literary tradition and continues to be studied as an important example of classical Arabic poetry.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Hassan
Gender: male
Citizenship: Abbasid Caliphate
Place of birth: Basra
Place of death: Baghdad
Occupation: poet
Languages spoken: Arabic
Native language: Arabic
Religion: Islam
Genre: poetry
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Commons category: Abu Nuwas
date of birth: 0762-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
name in native language: أبو نواس
writing language: Arabic
sexual orientation: non-heterosexuality
date of death: 0814-01-01

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Abu Nuwas (أبو نواس, Abū Nuwās) (756-8 – c. 814) was a classical Arabic poet, and the foremost representative of the modern (muhdath) poetry that developed during the first years of the Abbasid Caliphate. He also entered the folkloric tradition, appearing several times in One Thousand and One Nights.

Of mixed Arab and Persian heritage, he studied in Basra and al-Kufah, first under the poet Waliba ibn al-Hubab, and later under Khalaf al-Ahmar. He also studied the Qur'an, Hadith, and grammar. He earned the favour of the Abbasid caliphs Harun ar-Rashid and al-Amin. He is best known for his wine poetry, and Diwan, his collected volume of poetry that explored religion, pleasure, and homoeroticism.

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